Narrenfreiheit (German for fool's/jester's freedom or freedom): The ability and right of a jester to talk and mock freely without being punished; for nothing he says seems to matter.^[1]

Origin of term

The term comes from German.

References

• Ethical consensus and the truth of laughter
• The King's Jester: Modern style
• Alla: the Jester-Queen of Russian pop culture
• The London Quarterly Review
• The wit of Martin Luther
• The new international encyclopæeia, Volume 5