Portuguese

Noun

alforria f (plural alforrias)

1. (historical) manumission (act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves)
2. release from oppression

Synonyms

• manumissão

Antonyms

• escravização

Derived terms

• alforriar
• carta de alforria

Related terms

• forro

See also

• escravo

Verb

alforria

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of alforriar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of alforriar