manumission

manumission meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

Examples of manumission in a sentence

• In the west, and especially in Cornwall, the names of the serfs were mainly Celtic,—Griffith, Modred, Riol, and so forth,—as may be seen from the list of manumissions preserved in a mass-book at St.1881, Grant Allen, chapter 19, in Anglo-Saxon Britain:
• She clasped her hands over the tremendous possibilities it held for her—manumission from her bondage, wealth, fame, power.1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter II, in Zuleika Dobson:
• The more innocent dreamed of a manumission kindly bestowed by the new Emperor as one of a number of acts of justice and clemency proper to a new reign.1985, Anthony Burgess, Kingdom of the Wicked:
• Rather than encouraging his countrymen to liberate their slaves, he opposed both private manumission and public emancipation.2012 November 30, Paul Finkelman, “The Real Thomas Jefferson: The Monster of Monticello”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Aug 2015:

Synonyms of manumission

• emancipation
• enfranchisement
• liberation

Forms of manumission

Origin of manumission

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.”)).

Words formed from manumission

• manumissive

Related words

• manumit
• manumitter
• manumittor

Words that rhyme with manumission

• partition
• position
• proposition
• transition
• mission
• condition
• commission
• transmission
• addition
• admission
• attrition
• expedition

Questions about manumission

What does manumission mean?

Manumission means release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; (countable) an instance of this; an act of manumitting.

What is manumission in Tamil?

Manumission in Tamil is அடிமைத் தனத்திலிருந்து விடுவித்தல், அடிமைகளை விடுவித்தல். See Manumission meaning in Tamil.

How do you use manumission in a sentence?

In the west, and especially in Cornwall, the names of the serfs were mainly Celtic,—Griffith, Modred, Riol, and so forth,—as may be seen from the list of manumissions preserved in a mass-book at St.

What part of speech is manumission?

Manumission is a noun.

How do you pronounce manumission?

Manumission is pronounced /ˌmænjʊˈmɪʃn̩/ (UK).

What is the plural of manumission?

The plural of manumission is manumissions.