Defn: The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage.
"Given to slaves at their manumission." Arbuthnot.
MANUMIT
Man`u*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Manumitting.] Etym: [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand +
mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and Missile.]
Defn: To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." Hume.
MANUMOTIVE
Man"u*mo`tive, a. Etym: [L. manus the hand + E. motive.]
Defn: Movable by hand. [R.]
MANUMOTOR
Man"u*mo`tor, n. Etym: [L. manus the hand + E. motor.]
Defn: A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
MANURABLE
Ma*nur"a*ble (, a.
1. Capable of cultivation. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.