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/boʊˈsæl/ · noun
(historical) A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony)..
In Louisiana, French colonists relied on bossales later than elsewhere as they first imposed the slavery system on Amerindians only. The first slave ship carrying Africans arrived in 1719 […]
Use bossale when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bossale means (historical) A black African-born enslaved person in a French (or sometimes other European) colony, especially Haiti (as opposed to a slave born in the colony)..
Common synonyms include bozal.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In Louisiana, French colonists relied on bossales later than elsewhere as they first imposed the slavery system on Amerindians only. The first slave ship carrying Africans arrived in 1719 […]
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