manumission
UK/,mænju'miʃən/US/.mænju'miʃәn/
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Definitions
n.
The formal act of freeing someone from slavery
解放奴隶，释奴
Root Breakdown
Native EnglishThe noun of manumit: manu (hand) + miss (send/let go) + -ion (act) = "a sending forth from the hand" — the legal freeing of a slave.
Root man still carries 62 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
Manumission was sometimes granted as a reward for service.