emancipist

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Definition of emancipist in English English dictionary

In the days when Australia was a penal colony: a convict who was pardoned from his or her sentence as a result of good conduct. Often applied also to convicts who had merely reached the end of their sentences, but expiree was the usual term for that. (Reference: Ernest Scott, A Short History of Australia, chapter V .)

A freed convict

In the days when Australia was a penal colony: a convict who was pardoned from his or her sentence as a result of good conduct. Often applied also to convicts who had merely reached the end of their sentences, but expiree was the usual term for that

{i} freed convict

Hyphenation

e·man·ci·pist