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   manumission

   /ˌmanjʊˈmɪʃn/

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   • 1. release from slavery: historical "a leading advocate of manumission"

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   What is gratuitous manumission?

   • Historian Verene Shepherd states that the most widely used term is gratuitous manumission, "the conferment of freedom on the enslaved by enslavers before the end of the slave system".The motivations for manumission were complex and varied. Firstly, it may present itself as a sentimental and benevolent gesture.

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   What does manumit mean?

   • [ 1375–1425; late ME ‹ L manūmissiōn- (s. of manūmissiō ). See manumit, mission] Read about the team of authors behind Collins Dictionaries. The act of freeing or the state of being freed from slavery, servitude, etc.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   What is the difference between manumission and abolition?

   • In the United States before the Civil War, when owning slaves was common, manumission was the act of setting a slave free. When Hamilton sings about "revolutionary manumission abolitionists" in the musical Hamilton, he's being a tiny bit redundant. Manumission and abolition are both used to mean "freeing slaves" or "a release from slavery."

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   What is manumission in slavery?

   • Manumission is defined as the formal process by which a slave owner can give his slaves their legal freedom. During the period of American slavery from the 1600s to 1865, it was one of the main avenues available for a slave to obtain his or her freedom.

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   Manumission is the fact of giving a slave their freedom. Learn more about this word, its pronunciation, and related terms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Manumission and abolition are both used to mean "freeing slaves" or "a release from slavery." More specifically though, manumission is the act of a slave owner setting slaves free, while emancipation (and abolition) involve government action.

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   Manumission is the act or process of manumitting, especially formal emancipation from slavery. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of manumission from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   Manumission is the act of freeing a slave from legal ownership. Learn how to pronounce and use this word in different contexts, and see related terms and synonyms.

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   Manumission is the act of freeing or the state of being freed from slavery, servitude, etc. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, collocations, and synonyms of manumission from Collins English Dictionary.

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   noun. the act of freeing or the state of being freed from slavery, servitude, etc. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of manumission 1. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin manūmissiōn- (stem of manūmissiō ). See manumit, mission. Compare Meanings. How does manumission compare to similar and commonly confused words?

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   Manumission is the act of releasing a person from slavery in the past. Learn how to pronounce, use and translate this word in different contexts with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.