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en·fran·chise
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Audio Help [en-fran-chahyz] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -chised, -chis·ing.
| 1. | to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting. |
| 2. | to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights. |
| 3. | to set free; liberate, as from slavery. |
Also, franchise.
[Origin: 1505–15; < MF, OF enfranchiss- (long s. of enfranchir to free), equiv. to en- en-1 + franch- free (see frank1) + iss- -ish2
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en·fran·chis·er, noun
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enfranchise
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tr.v. en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing, en·fran·chis·es
[Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + franchir (from franc, free; see frank1).] en·fran'chise'ment n. |
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enfranchise
1531, from O.Fr. enfranchiss-, extended stem of enfranchir, from en- "make, put in" + franc "free" (see franchise).
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| enfranchise | |
verb | |
| 1. | grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn: affranchise] |
| 2. | grant voting rights [ant: disenfranchise] |
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Main Entry: en·fran·chise
Pronunciation: in-'fran-"chIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -chised; -chis·ing
: to
grant franchise to; especially : to admit to the privileges of a citizen and esp. to voting rights <the Twenty-sixth Amendment enfranchised all citizens over 18 years of age>
—compare EMANCIPATE
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Enfranchise
En*fran"chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf. F. enfranchir.]1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any binding power. --Bacon. 2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body politic and thus to invest with civil and political privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman. 3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise foreign words. --I. Watts.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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