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

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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

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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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