tr.v. man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting, man·u·mits To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate. [Middle English manumitten, from Old French manumitter, from Latin manūmittere : manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + mittere, to send from.] man′u·mission (-mĭshən) n. man′u·mitter n. |
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