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==Etymology==
− It is, partly through Anglo-French voluntarie (Old French volontaire), [[bor|la|voluntārius|t=of one's free will]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from voluntās, will,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) which is formed from the present participle of velle, to wish (see [[will]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
+ It is, partly through [[xno|voluntarie]] ([[fro|volontaire]]), [[bor|la|voluntārius|t=of one's free will]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|la|voluntās]], will,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) which is formed from the present participle of [[m|la|velle]], to wish (see [[will]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986)
==Earliest recorded meaning==