emancipist
/ɪˈmænsɪpɪst/
emancipist noun: in penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
Noun
emancipist (plural emancipists)
- In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
- On Governor Macquarie′s departure the emancipists were again thrown into the shade, and not one ever visited the succeeding governor at a party of any description, nor did he ever dine even in company with a single emancipist, until the very close of his administration.1827, P. Cunningham, Two Years in New South Wales: The London Magazine, page 520
- Macquarie′s position on the emancipist issue was made abundantly clear almost from the outset by his appointment of three emancipists to the magistracy.2002, David Neal, The Rule of Law in a Penal Colony: Law and Politics in Early New South Wales, page 100
Forms of emancipist
| plural | emancipists |
|---|---|
| alternative form (rare) | emancipatist |
Origin of emancipist
From emancipate + -ist.
Questions about emancipist
- What does emancipist mean?
- Emancipist means in penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
- What part of speech is emancipist?
- Emancipist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce emancipist?
- Emancipist is pronounced /ɪˈmænsɪpɪst/.
- What is the plural of emancipist?
- The plural of emancipist is emancipists.
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