What is another word for Manumitting?

Pronunciation: [mˈanjuːmˌɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Manumitting means to set free or release from slavery or bondage. There are several synonyms for the word manumitting including emancipating, liberating, enfranchising, releasing, discharging, unshackling, unfettering, and setting free. All these terms denote a similar action of providing freedom or release from some form of constraint. Emancipating implies granting freedom to enslaved people or those living under tyrannical rule, while liberating denotes setting free from imprisonment or captivity. Enfranchising means providing a person with rights and privileges, such as the right to vote or own property. Regardless of the context, all these synonyms carry a sense of freedom or liberation from restriction.

Usage examples for Manumitting

This practice received highly favorable social sanction, and masters often celebrated national holidays, anniversaries, birthdays, and other special events by Manumitting one or more of their favorite slaves.
"The Black Experience in America The Immigrant Heritage of America"
Norman Coombs
I know a lady in Georgia who would, I believe, make any personal sacrifice to instruct her slaves, and give them freedom; but if she were found guilty of teaching the alphabet, or Manumitting her slaves, fines and imprisonment would be the consequence; if she sold them, they would be likely to fall into hands less merciful than her own.
"An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans"
Lydia Maria Child

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