manumission

IPA/ˌmænjuˈmɪʃn/
KK[mˌɑnumˈɪʃən]IPA/ˌmænjuˈmɪʃn/

manumission — noun

  • manumissionsingular
  • manumissionsplural

1. a legal act that ends an enslaved person's status as property and gives that per

1.名詞C2
釋義

a legal act that ends an enslaved person's status as property and gives that person freedom.

例句

The king granted manumission to the cook after twenty years of service.

grant manumission to + person

Brooke received manumission in her owner's will after his death.

receive manumission by will

同義詞
  • emancipation

    broader formal word for legal or social release, not only release from slavery

  • liberation

    stronger and often linked to struggle, war, or political conflict

  • freedom

    the broad everyday result, without the legal-historical focus

反義詞
  • enslavement

    the condition of being held as a slave that manumission ends

  • bondage

    formal word for being held under another person's control

文法句型

grant manumission to + person

receive manumission

manumission by + will/law

用法筆記

Mostly appears in historical or legal writing about slavery. Common verbs are 'grant' and 'receive', and the person freed is often introduced with 'to' or shown through a will or court order.

常見錯誤

❌The new job gave her manumission from her parents.
✅The new job gave her independence from her parents.
💡'manumission' is used for release from slavery, not ordinary personal freedom.
❌The judge manumissioned the workers in one ruling.
✅The judge manumitted the workers in one ruling.
💡'manumission' is the noun; the verb is 'manumit'.