emancipation

Everyday

1. Being set free from slavery or from strict control by others. tree →
2. Getting equal rights and freedoms, for example for women or a group of people. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons: the Emancipation Proclamation (1863) by Abraham Lincoln declared enslaved people in the Confederate states free; the abolition of slavery in the British Empire (1833–1834); women's emancipation and the vote; phrases: «the emancipation of slaves», «women's emancipation».

Examples

• The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. tree →
• Emancipation meant that enslaved people were free. tree →
• The fight for women's emancipation included the right to vote. tree →
• Many people celebrate Emancipation Day. tree →
• Frederick Douglass spoke out for emancipation. tree →
• Catholic emancipation in Britain and Ireland came in 1829. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Verb: emancipate. Pronounced e-man-si-PAY-shun. Formal history word; simpler: freedom, liberation.