Manumission — is the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves. In the United States before the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished most slavery, this often happened upon the death of the owner, under… … Wikipedia
manumission — [ manymisjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1324; lat. manumissio ♦ Dr. rom. et féod. Affranchissement légal (d un esclave, d un serf). ● manumission nom féminin (latin manumissio, onis) À Rome et au Moyen Âge, affranchissement d un esclave ou d un serf. ⇒MANUMISSION … Encyclopédie Universelle
Manumission — Man u*mis sion, n. [L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. See {Manumit}.] The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage. Given to slaves at their manumission. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manumission — (n.) c.1400, from O.Fr. manumission freedom, emancipation, and directly from L. manumissionem (nom. manumissio) freeing of a slave, noun of action from pp. stem of manumittere to set free, from the phrase manu mittere release from control, from… … Etymology dictionary
Manumission — (lat.), Entlassung, die Freigebung eines Sklaven oder Leibeigenen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
manumission — index emancipation, liberation, release, suffrage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
manumission — Manumission, f. acut. Manumissio, Vindicta … Thresor de la langue françoyse
manumission — [man΄yo͞o mish′ən] n. [OFr < L manumissio < pp. of manumittere: see MANUMIT] a freeing or being freed from slavery; liberation; emancipation … English World dictionary
Manumission — La manumission est un geste qui avait valeur d acte juridique dans différents pays européens au Moyen Âge et sous l Ancien Régime. Il consistait pour un seigneur envers son serf, un père envers son fils, ou un maître envers son esclave, à poser… … Wikipédia en Français
manumission — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin manumission , manumissio, from manumittere Date: 15th century the act or process of manumitting; especially formal emancipation from slavery … New Collegiate Dictionary
