Etymology

emancipation

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Today it means: The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence. Full definition →

French émancipation ← Latin ēmancipātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromēmancipātiō
  2. French · borrowed fromémancipation
  3. English todayemancipation

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.

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