Synonyms for manumission
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom; (countable) an instance of this; an act of manumitting.
Forms
- Plural
- manumissions → emancipations, enfranchisements, liberations, deliverances…
Example sentences
- liberation Algeria suffered a lot during the liberation war.
- emancipation They are people who will quest for emancipation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| manumission | rising | |
| liberation | falling | |
| emancipation | steady | |
| deliverance | rising | |
| enfranchisement | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- release2, freeing2
- 10 letters
- liberation4
- 11 letters
- deliverance4
- 12 letters
- emancipation5
- 15 letters
- enfranchisement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (release2 = 2 syllables).