emancipatoryadj.
/ɪˈmansɪpəˌtəri/ That has the function or the effect of emancipating.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective]
liberatory1592
emancipatory1652
liberating1658
liberative1741
unfettering1824
emancipative1862
emancipating1874
1652 T. Urquhart Εκσκυβαλαυρον 115 He [sc. Crichtoun]..did..undergo that emancipatorie task..to give an..infallible demonstration.
1836 Fraser's Mag. 13 182 The emancipatory bill of twenty-nine.
1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 30 June 4/2 Describing the Crimes Bill as an emancipatory measure.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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