man|u|mis|sion

man|u|mis|sion
man|u|mis|sion «MAN yuh MIHSH uhn», noun.
1. the act of freeing from slavery.
2. the condition of being freed from slavery: »

Perhaps he remembers his ancestor from the Congo, who would not leave the state even for his manumission (Time).

[< Latin manūmissiō, -ōnis < manūmittere; see etym. under manumit (Cf.manumit)]

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