proslavery

adjective

pro·​slavery

(ˈ)prō+

: favoring slavery

specifically : favoring the continuance of or noninterference with slavery in the southern U.S. before the Civil War

proslavery states

Word History

Etymology

pro- entry 2 + slavery

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