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manumit

(-mit′)

to free from slavery; liberate (a slave, serf, etc.)

Origin: ME manumitten < OFr manumitter < L manumittere, lit., to let go from the hand, free < manu, abl. of manus, a hand (see manual) + mittere, to send: see mission

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transitive verb man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting, man·u·mits

To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English manumitten

Origin: , from Old French manumitter

Origin: , from Latin manūmittere

Origin: : manū

Origin: , ablative of manus, hand; see man-² in Indo-European roots

Origin: + mittere, to send from

Related Forms:

manˌu·misˈsion (-mĭshˈən) noun

manˌu·mitˈter noun

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