n.
Pronunciation: ' li-b ə r- ˌ t ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English libertyn freedman, from Latin libertinus, from libertinus, adjective, of a freedman, from libertus freedman, from liber
Date: 1577
1 usually disparaging : a freethinker especially in religious matters
2 : a person who is unrestrained by convention or morality specifically : one leading a dissolute life
– libertine adjective