emancipation

[ ih-man-suh-pey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of emancipating.
2. the state or fact of being emancipated. emancipated.

emancipation

/ ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of freeing or state of being freed; liberation
2. informal.
   freedom from inhibition and convention

Derived Forms

• eˌmanciˈpationist, noun

Other Words From

• none·manci·pation noun
• pree·manci·pation noun
• self-e·manci·pation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of emancipation¹

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin ēmancipātiōn-, stem of ēmancipātiō, from ēmancipāt(us) “freed from control” (past participle of ēmancipāre “to free from control”; emancipate ) + -iō -ion

Example Sentences

On the left, Sanders' out-of-nowhere 2016 campaign spoke directly for the emancipation of working-class Americans from corporate exploitation.

From Salon

You recently marked another anniversary — 20 years of 2005’s “The Emancipation of Mimi” — on the Billboard Music Awards.

From Los Angeles Times

Either “Butterfly” or “The Emancipation of Mimi.”

From Los Angeles Times

Harley Quinn, before her great emancipation, was the ultimate gangster moll existing at and for the pleasure of The Joker.

From Salon

Last year, the 11 members of Omega X won emancipation from their contract following allegations of "unwarranted treatment" by their label.

From BBC

Related Words

• independence
• liberation