manumission
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man·u·mit
(măn′yə-mĭt′)tr.v. man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting, man·u·mits
To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.
[Middle English manumitten, from Old French manumitter, from Latin manūmittere : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man- in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send from.]
man′u·mis′sion (-mĭsh′ən) n.
man′u·mit′ter n.
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manumission
(ˌmænjʊˈmɪʃən)n
the act of freeing or the state of being freed from slavery, servitude, etc
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manumission
the act of setting free or being set free from slavery; emancipation.
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Noun | 1. | manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves" |
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manumission
noun freeing, release, liberation, emancipation, deliverance, unchaining, enfranchisement The country's manumission began in 1762.
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manumission
nounThe state of not being in confinement or servitude:
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