emancipation
Meanings
Plural: emancipations
Noun
- freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child
- 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).
Origin / Etymology
1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
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Words With Friends Score: 23
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