Manumit definition
To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.
verb
To free from slavery; emancipate (a slave, serf, etc.)
verb
Origin of manumit
- Middle English manumitten from Old French manumitter from Latin manūmittere manū ablative of manus hand man-2 in Indo-European roots mittere to send from
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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