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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
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).
• (setting free from slavery): manumission
Source: Wiktionary
E*man`ci*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. emancipatio: cf. F. émancipation.]
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
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States