emancipee en · NOUN
Etymology
From emancip(ate) + -ee.
Meanings
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(rare) Someone freed from moral or conventional restraints; an emancipated woman.
Lydia Lensky, married to the young doctor, became with him a patriot and an emancipee.
1915, DH Lawrence, The Rainbow:
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(rare) Someone who has been freed from bondage; a released slave or prisoner.
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.
2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| emancipees | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es liberto (someone who has been freed from bondage; a released slave or prisoner)