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en⋅fran⋅chise

  [en-fran-chahyz]
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–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 frank 1 ) + iss- -ish 2

Related forms:
en⋅fran⋅chise⋅ment  [en-fran-chahyz-muhnt, -chiz-] , noun
en⋅fran⋅chis⋅er, noun
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en·fran·chise   (ěn-frān'chīz')   
tr.v.   en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing, en·fran·chis·es
  1. To bestow a franchise on.
  2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
  3. To free, as from bondage.

[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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Enfranchisement

En*fran"chise*ment\, n. 1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak.

2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens.

Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: en·fran·chise·ment
Function: noun
1 : the act of enfranchising
2 : the state of being enfranchised
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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