MANCIPATION

Noun

mancipation (countable and uncountable, plural mancipations)

(obsolete) Slavery.

(historical) In Ancient Rome, a legal formality for acquiring title to property by actual or by simulated purchase.

Source: Wiktionary


Man`ci*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. mancipatio a transfer.]

Definition: Slavery; involuntary servitude. [Obs.] Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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