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slaveholding

sla·ve·hol·ding

uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the practice of owning slaves

Synonyms

adjective

1.

where slavery was legal

  • “the slaveholding South”
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Origin

From slave + holding.

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