Both Uses of
emancipated
in
Middlemarch
- But he has the same sort of enthusiasm for liberty, freedom, emancipation—a fine thing under guidance—under guidance, you know.†
Chpt 4 *emancipation = the act of being released from slavery or servitude; or (metaphorically) from social restraints
- Wilberforce's and Romilly's line, you know, and work at Negro Emancipation, Criminal Law—that kind of thing.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
released from slavery or servitude; or (metaphorically) from social restraints