Word Of The Week -- manumission
Definition: man·u·mis·sion (mān'y&-mĭsh'&n)
n.The formal act of liberating a slave from bondage.
Etymology: [Middle English: manumitten, from Old French manumitter, from Latin manūmittere: manū, ablative of manus, hand; see man-2 in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send from.]

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Word Of The Week -- quisling
Definition: quis·ling (kwĭz'lĭng)
n.A person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth columnist.
Etymology: [After Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), head of Norway's government during the Nazi occupation (1940-1945).]

Obscurity: 90% (Come again?)

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