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manumissives

manumissives is the plural of manumissive.

Meaning of manumissive

Noun

manumissive (plural manumissives)

  1. (rare) A document having the effect of releasing someone from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude.
    • The date of the above (hitherto unpublished) manumissive, granted by the Lieutenant-General, suggests at first sight that Mr. Hunt may have formed part of the garrison of Winchester Castle, which surrendered on the 6th of October, the very day before the signing of Oliver [Cromwell]'s pass; […]1888 November, James Wayles, “The Wiltshire Compounders”, in The Wiltshire Archæological and Natural History Magazine, volume XXIV, number LXX, Devizes, Wiltshire: […] [F]or the [Wiltshire...

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Questions about manumissives

What is manumissives the plural of?
Manumissives is the plural of manumissive.

Words near manumissives in the dictionary

  1. manumises
  2. manumising
  3. manumission
  4. manumissions
  5. manumissive
  6. manumissives
  7. manumit
  8. manumits
  9. manumitted
  10. manumitter
  11. manumitters

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