1 free from restraint, esp. legal, social, or political.
2 (usu. as emancipated adj.) cause to be less inhibited by moral or social convention.
3 free from slavery.
Derivatives:
emancipation n. emancipator n. emancipatory adj.
Etymology: L emancipare transfer property (as E-, manus hand + capere take)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.