ETYM Latin manumissio: cf. French manumission. Related to Manumit.
The formal act of freeing from slavery.
Emancipation; freedom from slavery.
In medieval England, the act of freeing a villein or serf from his or her bondage. The process took place in a county court and freedom could either be bought or granted as a reward for services rendered.
In Roman times, slaves could become freedmen or freedwomen by being granted manumission by their owner, who let the slave go (manu misit). + prikaži više