Word: Manumit
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stonepicnicking_okapiWednesday's word is...
...manumit.
release from slavery; set free:
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I came across it in Indigo by Natasha Boyd, about a young woman put in charge of her father's plantation in South Carolina and her struggles to raise the first indigo crop there, which I just finished.
The chances of Ben being manumitted by Cromwell and becoming a free man were slim, and I was sure every time Ben showed his worth, the chances grew slimmer.
...manumit.
release from slavery; set free:
--
I came across it in Indigo by Natasha Boyd, about a young woman put in charge of her father's plantation in South Carolina and her struggles to raise the first indigo crop there, which I just finished.
The chances of Ben being manumitted by Cromwell and becoming a free man were slim, and I was sure every time Ben showed his worth, the chances grew slimmer.
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Date: 2026-06-04 03:23 am (UTC)