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emancipee

emancipee noun: someone freed from moral or conventional restraints; an emancipated woman.

Noun

emancipee (plural emancipees)

  1. (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
  2. (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

Synonyms of emancipee

Forms of emancipee

pluralemancipees

Origin of emancipee

From emancip(ate) + -ee.

Questions about emancipee

What does emancipee mean?
Emancipee means someone freed from moral or conventional restraints; an emancipated woman.
What part of speech is emancipee?
Emancipee is a noun.
What is the plural of emancipee?
The plural of emancipee is emancipees.

Words near emancipee in the dictionary

  1. emancipatory
  2. emancipatress
  3. emancipatresses
  4. emancipatrices
  5. emancipatrix
  6. emancipee
  7. emancipees
  8. emancipist
  9. emancipists
  10. emandibulate
  11. emanon

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