free will
NounSynonyms:
discretion
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agenciesSynonyms: discretion
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Free will \Free will\
1.A will free from improper coercion or restraint. [1913 Webster]
To come thus was I not constrained, but did On my free will.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
2.The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity. [1913 Webster] free-will