emancipatory, a.
(ɪˈmænsɪpəˌtərɪ)
Also 7 -orie.
[f. emancipate v. + -ory.]
That has the function or the effect of emancipating.
| 1652 Urquhart Jewel Wks. (1834) 232 He [Crichtoun] did..undergo that emancipatorie task..to give a demonstration. 1836 Fraser's Mag. XIII. 182 The emancipatory bill of twenty-nine. 1887 Pall Mall G. 30 June 4/2 Describing the Crimes Bill as an emancipatory measure. |