manumission

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manumission

/ˌmænjʊˈmɪʃn̩/ UK
/ˌmænjəˈmɪʃən/ US

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

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From Late Middle English manumissioun (“(uncountable) release by a feudal superior or slaveowner from servitude, freedom from servitude; (countable) an instance of this; document granting such freedom; (figurative) Jesus’s redemption of humankind”), from Anglo-Norman manumission and Middle French manumission, and from their etymon Latin manūmissiō (“emancipation of a slave, manumission”), from manūmiss- (the perfect passive participle stem of manūmittō (“to emancipate, free, release”)) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Manūmittō is derived from manū (the ablative singular of manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)) + mittō (“to discharge, release; to send”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to release; to send; etc.”)).

noun manumissions

historical, uncountable Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom. The manumission of the slaves in New York has been gradual.
Similar: emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation
countable An instance of this; an act of manumitting.

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noun release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; an instance of this

Português	alforria
Français	manumission, affranchissement
Deutsch	Freilassung
Italiano	manomissione
Ελληνικά	χειραφέτηση cheirafétisi

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@misc{manumission_2026,
  title = {manumission},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manumission},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}