proslavery
adjective
pro·slavery
\(ˈ)prō+\
Definition of proslavery
: favoring slavery; specifically : favoring the continuance of or noninterference with slavery in the southern U.S. before the Civil War proslavery states
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Origin and Etymology of proslavery
2pro- + slavery
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