'Free-soilism' definitions:

Definition of 'Free-soilism'

From: GCIDE
  • Free-soil \Free"-soil`\, a.
  • 1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active during the period 1846-1856. [U.S.] [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited. [U.S.] [WordNet sense 1]
  • Syn: slaveless. [WordNet 1.5] -- {Free"soil`er}, n. [U.S.] -- {Free"-soil`ism}, n. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]