affranchise
transitive verb
af·fran·chise
a-ˈfran-ˌchīz,
ə-
-ed/-ing/-s
: enfranchise sense 1
affranchisement noun
a-ˈfran-ˌchīz-mənt
ə-
Word History
Etymology
modification (influenced by -ise) of Middle French afranchiss-, stem of afranchir, from a- (from Latin ad-) + franchir to free
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- diplopodas
- diplopodic
- diplopodous
- diplopods
- diplopterygia
- diplopterygiums
- diploses
- diplosomite
- diplosphene
- Diplospondyli
- diplospondylic
- diplospondylous
- diplosporous
- diplospory
- diplostemonous
- diplostomula
- diplostomulum
- diplotaxes
- Diplotaxis
- diplotaxises
- diplotaxisses
- diplotegia
- diplotene
- diplotenes
- diplozoa