manumission

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English manumissioun (“(uncountable) release by a feudal superior or slaveowner from servitude, freedom from servitude; (countable) an instance of this; document granting such freedom; (figurative) Jesus’s redemption of humankind”), from Anglo-Norman manumission and Middle French manumission, and from their etymon Latin manūmissiō (“emancipation of a slave, manumission”), from manūmiss- (the perfect passive participle stem of manūmittō (“to emancipate, free, release”)) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns from verbs). Manūmittō is derived from manū (the ablative singular of manus (“hand”); further etymology uncertain, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon, signal”)) + mittō (“to discharge, release; to send”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to release; to send; etc.”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmænjʊˈmɪʃn̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmænjəˈmɪʃən/ Rhymes: -ɪʃən Hyphenation: man‧u‧miss‧ion === Noun === manumission (countable and uncountable, plural manumissions) (historical, uncountable) Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; (countable) an instance of this; an act of manumitting. Synonyms: emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation ==== Derived terms ==== manumissive ==== Related terms ==== manumit manumitter, manumittor ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === manumission on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin manūmissiō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ma.ny.mi.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === manumission f (plural manumissions) (historical) manumission Synonym: affranchissement === Further reading === “manumission”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012