Is there accepted terminology for algebraic structures whose every subalgebra is free?

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Is there accepted terminology for algebraic structures whose every subalgebra is free?

Examples:

  • Any free group
  • Any vector space
  • More generally, any free module over a PID. In fact, this characterizes PID's; given a commutative unital ring $R$, every free $R$-module enjoys the property of interest iff $R$ is a PID.