definition of manumit
manumit. -Â·mitâ²ted, -Â·mitâ²ting. to free from slavery; emancipate (a slave, serf, etc.). Middle English manumitten; from Old French manumitter; from Classical Latin manumittere, literally, to let go from the hand, free; from manu, ablative of manus, a hand (see manual) + mittere, to send: see mission. Origin of manumit.