manumitted
yəˈmɪt verb (used with object), man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting.
to release from slavery or servitude.
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| —vb , -mits, -mitting, -mitted | |
| (tr) to free from slavery, servitude, etc; emancipate | |
| [C15: from Latin manūmittere to release, from manū from one's hand + ēmittere to send away] | |
| manu'mitter | |
| —n | |
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Manumitted
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manumit
mid-15c., from L. manumittere, lit. "to send from one's 'hand'" (i.e. "control"); see manumission. Related: Manumitted.
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