slaveholding

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Adjective slaveholding has 1 sense

slaveholding - where slavery was legal; "the slaveholding South"
Antonym: free (indirect, via slave)

Noun slaveholding has 1 sense

slavery, slaveholding - the practice of owning slaves
--₁ is a kind of practice, pattern

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Slaveholding

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense: The practice or condition of owning slaves.

Usage:

The abolitionist movement fought against the institution of slaveholding.
In the 19th century, slaveholding was prevalent in many Southern states.
In some regions, wealthy landowners engaged in extensive slaveholding.

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