во́льная

nounfeminineanimateuncountable

1.
letter of manumission, letter of enfranchisement, manumission papershistory
Ба́рин дал ему во́льную.
The master gave him his letter of manumission.
Historical; from вольная грамота. Used of the document a landowner gave a serf.
2.
(rare) free woman, freedwomanhistory
Она́ была́ во́льная, а не крепостна́я.
She was a free woman, not a serf.
Substantivized feminine adjective; historical.

Examples

Он много лет мечтал получить вольную.
For many years, he dreamed of receiving his freedom.
В архиве нашли вольную, подписанную в 1850 году.
In the archives, they found a letter of enfranchisement signed in 1850.
Помещик дал старому слуге вольную.
The landowner gave his old servant his letter of enfranchisement.