About The Word Manumission

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Manumission

Manumission Meaning & Definition
Manumission Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Manumission?

[n] the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"

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See Also | freeing | liberation | release

Manumission In Webster's Dictionary

\Man`u*mis"sion\, n. [L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See {Manumit}.] The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. ``Given to slaves at their manumission.'' --Arbuthnot.

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