Associations to the word «Manumission»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

MANUMISSION, noun. The formal act of freeing from slavery; "he believed in the manumission of the slaves".

Wise words

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