favoring the continuance of the institution of slavery of blacks, or opposed to interference with it
noun
3.
the favoring or support of slavery
Derived forms
proslaver
noun
proslaveryism
noun
Word origin
[1830–40, Amer.; pro-1 + slavery]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ante, baby talk, format, isomerism, orientationpro- is a prefix indicating favor for some party, system, idea, etc., without identitywith the group (pro-British; pro-Communist; proslavery), having anti- as its opposite
Examples of 'proslavery' in a sentence
proslavery
True, these authors do not specifically mention either abolitionists or their proslavery opponents.