Crossword Clue:

the state of being free also FREENESS

AnswerCrossword Clue
NEBRASKAState that is also the title of a Springsteen album
ERRANCYThe state of being wrong.
SONANCEThe state of being voiced.
ONTRIALIn the state of being tested.
MAINEIt was admitted as a free state as part of the Missouri Compromise
SAORSTATEIREANNThe Irish Free State.
EIREIt replaced the Irish Free State
SAORSTATEIREANNGaelic name for the Irish Free State
ORANGERIVERCOLONYWhat the South African province Free State was called a century ago