# emancipation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #20,105

## Definitions
1. The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
2. The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

## Etymology
1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century.

## Common misspellings (18)
`eamncipation`, `emacnipation`, `emanccipation`, `emanciaption`, `emancipaiton`, `emancipasion`, `emancipatino`, `emancipationn`, `emancipatoin`, `emancipattion`, `emancippation`, `emanciptaion`, `emancpiation`, `emanicpation`, `emanncipation`, `emmancipation`, `emnacipation`, `meancipation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/emancipation