Sekirov Dictionary

manumissive

UK /ˌmænjʊˈmɪsɪv/US /ˌmænjəˈmɪsɪv/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

•
(rare) Of or relating to manumission (“release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude”).
- No Manumissive Corbon yet vvas knovvn / To Supersedeas a Son, for he / Still gave, yet ne'r esteem'd himself as free; […] — 1652
•
(figurative, rare) Freeing, liberating.
- He wants employment. Give him plenty to do, and it resolves itself into a simple equation, leaving him no time for the manumissive luxury we have alluded to. — 1846

noun1

(rare) A document having the effect of releasing someone from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude.

forms

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