Meaning

4 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of enfranchising

    the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

  2. (countable, uncountable)A release from slavery

  3. (countable, uncountable)The investiture with any of several municipal privileges

  4. (England, Wales, countable, historical, uncountable)The conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

    enfranchisement of copyhold

Forms

plural: enfranchisements
Singularenfranchisement
Pluralenfranchisements

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on:certification
  • a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote):franchise

Antonyms

1 antonyms
disenfranchisement

Word family

1 related words
Relatedenfranchise

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
energizeenergyB2enforceB2enforcementengageB1engagementB2engenderC2engineB1
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