MANUMISSION

manumission

(noun) the formal act of freeing from slavery; “he believed in the manumission of the slaves”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

manumission (countable and uncountable, plural manumissions)

Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; the act of manumitting.

Synonyms

• emancipation, liberation

Source: Wiktionary


Man`u*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See Manumit.]

Definition: The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. "Given to slaves at their manumission." Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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