diffranchisementn.
Probably a compositorial misreading of disfranchisement n., due to reading long ſ as f (probably also by association with dif- prefix). Cf. diffranchise v.
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1658 P. Heylyn Stumbling-block of Disobedience Syllabus Capitum, sig. a4 The great Diffranchisement and Slavery obtruded on the English Clergy, by the depriving of the Bishops of their Votes in Parliament.
1739 P. Pineda New Dict., Spanish & Eng. Diffranchisement, (of a City) la perdida que una ciadad ô reyno hazer de sus fueros y privilegios.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Diffranchise, Diffranchisement: see Disfranchise, which is the word in use [Also in later dictionaries.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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