Manumission

Pronunciation

• IPA: /mænjʊˈmɪʃən/

Origin

From the past participle stem of Latin manumittere.

Full definition of manumission

Noun

1. 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

Related terms

• manumitter
• manumittor
• manumissive