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mănūmissĭo, ōnis, f. [manumitto],

  1. I. the freeing of a slave, manumission. It was effected either per censum (when the person to be freed was registered in the census), or per testamentum, or per vindictam (v. vindicta, and Cic. Top. 2, 10); in these three cases it was called justa manumissio. A fourth mode, which, however, was less valid, consisted in pronouncing the slave free before (five) friends, or inviting him to table, or by letter, Cic. Cael. 29, 69; Gai. Inst. 1, 17; Plin. Ep. 7, 16, 4; Val. Max. 2, 6, 7; Sen. Vit. Beat. 24, 3.
  2. II. Transf., a remission of punishment, pardon, Sen. Clem. 1, 3, 1.

mănūmissor, ōris, m. [manumitto], one who gives a slave his freedom, a liberator, emancipator (post-class.), Dig. 37, 15, 3; Tert. adv. Marc. 5, 4.

mănūmissus, a, um, Part., from manumitto.

mănūmitto (also as two words, v. infra; and ante-class. manu emitto, v. emitto, I. B.), mīsi, missum, 3, v. a. [1. manus-mitto], to release from one’s power (manus), to set at liberty, to enfranchise, emancipate, make free a slave (v. manumissio): quos (servos) nisi manumisisset, Cic. Mil. 22, 58: sunt servi de cognatorum sententiā manumissi, id. Cael. 29, 68; id. Fam. 13, 77, 3: testamento manumissi, Tac. A. 13, 32: quos proxime inter amicos manumisisti, Plin. Ep. 7, 16, 4.
Separated by other words: orabo, ut manu me mittat, Plaut. Aul. 5, 4: manu vero cur miserit? Cic. Mil. 22, 57: manu non mittere, Liv. 41, 9, 11 fin.