Associations to the word «Slaveholding»

Wiktionary

SLAVEHOLDING, adjective. Having possession/ownership of one or more slaves.
SLAVEHOLDING, noun. An owning of one or more slaves.

Dictionary definition

SLAVEHOLDING, noun. The practice of owning slaves.
SLAVEHOLDING, adjective. Allowing slavery; "the slaveholding South".

Wise words

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