slaveless
Definition
- Adjective:
- Free from slavery; prohibiting the practice of slavery: Describes a place, state, or condition where slavery is not permitted or does not exist.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The northern states were largely slaveless territories.
- They sought to establish a slaveless society based on freedom for all.
Advanced Usage
- Historical/Legal Context: The term is primarily used in historical discussions, especially regarding regions in the United States before and during the Civil War that prohibited slavery.
- The debate centered on whether the new western territories would be slave or slaveless.
Variants and Related Words
- Free-soil (adjective): Having the same meaning as "slaveless"; used to describe a region where slavery was outlawed.
- The free-soil movement gained significant political power.
Synonyms
- Free: Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. (In this specific historical context, it can be synonymous regarding the condition of the land or state.)
- Non-slaveholding: Not possessing or practicing slavery.
Antonyms
- Slaveholding: Involving or practicing slavery.
- Pro-slavery: Supporting the practice of slavery.
Adjective
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where slavery was prohibited
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a free-soil state
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