Pronounced: PRAH-vuhn-duhr, noun
Notes: I kind of knew this word, but the origin was interesting enough to include it
Yesterday’s word
The word manumit means “to free from slavery”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1400s
Background / Comments
As I noted yesterday, I did not know that there was a word for this action. Words are fun! Our word came from the Latin words manus (hand) combined with mittere (to let go).
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