About The Word Manumission
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Manumission
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What's The Definition Of Manumission?
[n] the formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Manumission: Related Terms | Find terms related to Manumission: 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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