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Definition of emancipation : The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence; also, the state of being thus set free; liberation; as, the emancipation of slaves; the emancipation of minors; the emancipation of a person from prejudices; the emancipation of the mind from superstition; the emancipation of a nation from tyranny or subjection.

Synonyms:

freeing, independence, manumission, free

leisure, license, relaxation, liberty, freeness

extrication, deliverance, relief, rescue, salvation, assistance

liberation, freedom, release, reprieve, toleration, disengagement

Usage examples:

• The only act which did honour to French policy, was the support it had happily given to the emancipation of North America. - "History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814", F. A. M. Miguet.
• It meant not only the physical emancipation of the blacks but the political emancipation of the poor whites, as well. - "The Facts of Reconstruction", John R. Lynch.
• We live there now, and if it was not for poor little Gertrude, I should be very glad when emancipation day came. - "The Mynns' Mystery", George Manville Fenn.