manumit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To release from slavery, to free.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manumit.wav /ˌmænjʊˈmɪt/

Word forms

manumit manumits manumitting manumitted

Etymology

From Middle English manumitten, from Latin manūmittere, from pre-Classical Latin manū ēmittere (literally “send out from one’s hand”).

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