There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ENFRANCHISE
enfranchise
(verb) grant voting rights
affranchise, enfranchise
(verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; “Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
enfranchise (third-person singular simple present enfranchises, present participle enfranchising, simple past and past participle enfranchised)
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant freedom from slavery or servitude.
Source: Wiktionary
En*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] Etym: [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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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