Meaning of EMANCIPATION
| Pronunciation: | | i`mansu'peyshun
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[n] freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child |
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EMANCIPATION is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | freeing, liberation, release | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*man`ci*pa"tion\, n. [L. emancipatio: cf. F.
['e]mancipation.]
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.
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