EMANCIPATION

emancipation

(noun) freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent’s relinquishing authority and control over a minor child

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

emancipation (usually uncountable, plural emancipations)

The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.

The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

Synonyms

• (setting free from slavery): manumission

Source: Wiktionary


E*man`ci*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. emancipatio: cf. F. Ă©mancipation.]

Definition: The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence; also, the state of being thus set free; liberation; as, the emancipation of slaves; the emancipation of minors; the emancipation of a person from prejudices; the emancipation of the mind from superstition; the emancipation of a nation from tyranny or subjection.

Syn.

– Deliverance; liberation; release; freedom; manumission; enfranchisement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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