Wednesday word: Manumit

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

Some old  Middle English here....  somewhat antiquated with good reason given the use and context of the word.

manumit: [man-yuh-mit]

verb: To free from slavery, specifically,a master freeing their own slave.

Origins: 1375-1425; late Middle English. Latin manūmittere, earlier manū ēmittere to send away from (one's) hand, i.e., to set free.

Related words:

noun: manumitter

adjective: unmanumitted

Comments

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

I have never heard this word and am rather surprised by that despite it being old.

Another excellent choice and succinctly explained!

[trellia-chan.livejournal.com]

I heard it for the first time, and just the other day, on Tumblr of all places! ^_^

Really, I'd be much more gabby with my definitions if I didn't procrastinate every Wednesday and make the entry after my last job of the day when it's time to turn off the computer. X-D