Emancipee
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone freed from moral or conventional restraints; an emancipated woman. rare
"Lydia Lensky, married to the young doctor, became with him a patriot and an emancipee."
- 2 Someone who has been freed from bondage; a released slave or prisoner. rare
"The convict emancipee Robert Alexander was given very specific instructions by Jinoor Jack of the Bidwell-Maap people on how and when to burn the bush in the Genoa Valley in East Gippsland."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Lydia Lensky, married to the young doctor, became with him a patriot and an emancipee."
Etymology
From emancip(ate) + -ee.
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