Manumit
/ˌmænjʊˈmɪt/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To release from slavery, to free. transitive
"[…]Lungs, I will manumit thee from the Fornace; / I will reſtore thee thy complexion, Puffe, / Lost in the embers; and repayre this brayne, / Hurt with the fume o'the Mettalls."
- 2 free from slavery or servitude wordnet
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More examples"[…]Lungs, I will manumit thee from the Fornace; / I will reſtore thee thy complexion, Puffe, / Lost in the embers; and repayre this brayne, / Hurt with the fume o'the Mettalls."
Etymology
From Middle English manumitten, from Latin manūmittere, from pre-Classical Latin manū ēmittere (literally “send out from one’s hand”).