The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ENFRANCHISEMENT
certification, enfranchisement
(noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
franchise, enfranchisement
(noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
enfranchisement
(noun) freedom from political subjugation or servitude
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enfranchisement (countable and uncountable, plural enfranchisements)
The act of enfranchising
A release from slavery
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
(UK, legal) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold
enfranchisement of copyhold
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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