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manumit

man·u·mit [ mànnyə mít ] (past and past participle man·u·mit·ted, present participle man·u·mit·ting, 3rd person present singular man·u·mits)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
free from slavery: to free somebody from slavery ( formal )

[14th century. < Latin manumittere< manu emittere "send out from your hand"]

man·u·mis·sion noun
man·u·mit·ter noun
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