manumission

American  

[man-yuh-mish-uhn] / ˌmæn yəˈmɪʃ ən /

noun

1. the act of manumitting.

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manumission British  

/ ˌmænjʊˈmɪʃən /

noun

1. the act of freeing or the state of being freed from slavery, servitude, etc

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Etymology

Origin of manumission

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin manūmissiōn- (stem of manūmissiō ). See manumit, mission

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How does manumission compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• manumission vs. emancipation

Example Sentences

Cascading from the table’s edge is a manumission document releasing a family named Moore from chattel slavery as burning incense and a nearby plate of water quietly consecrate the sober scene.

From Los Angeles Times

But it further tightened protections for enslavers, limiting taxes on enslaved people and prohibiting manumission.

From Washington Post

So for the last 20 years, Haley has been scouring newspaper articles, census records, newspaper ads for runaway slaves, manumission deeds, coroner reports and other documents hoping to come across that missing piece.

From Washington Times

The question has lingered around the edges of the pop-culture ascendancy of Alexander Hamilton: Did the 10-dollar founding father, celebrated in the musical “Hamilton” as a “revolutionary manumission abolitionist,” actually own slaves?

From New York Times

“It was a copy of, I think, her great great grandfather’s manumission papers.”

From Los Angeles Times