MANUMIT

manumit, emancipate

(verb) free from slavery or servitude

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

manumit (third-person singular simple present manumits, present participle manumitting, simple past and past participle manumitted)

To release from slavery, to free.

Synonyms

• emancipate

• liberate

Source: Wiktionary


Man`u*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Manumitting.] Etym: [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand + mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and Missile.]

Definition: To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." Hume.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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