manumission

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From the past participle stem of Latin manumittere.

Pronunciation [edit]

IPA: /mænjʊˈmɪʃən/

Noun [edit]

manumission (plural manumissions)

release from slavery, freedom, the act of manumitting
- 1985: The more innocent dreamed of a manumission kindly bestowed by the new Emperor as one of a number of acts of justice and clemency proper to a new reign. — Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked

Translations [edit]

1.release from slavery, freedom, the act of manumitting

Dutch:vrijlating van een slaaf (nl)
French:manumission (fr) f ,affrachissement d'un esclave (fr)

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