Etymology

Abraham Lincoln

Today it means: An emancipator or analogous reformer. Full definition →

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From Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), the sixteenth president of the United States of America, noted for his integrity and for abolishing slavery. Senses 2 and 3 are after the portrait of Lincoln featured on them.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.