Manumitted

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manumit \Man`u*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manumitted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Manumitting}.] [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the
     hand + mittere to send, to send off. See {Manual}, and
     {Missile}.]
     To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or
     servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." --Hume.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manumit
       v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: {emancipate}]
       [also: {manumitting}, {manumitted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  manumitted
       See {manumit}