单词 | enfranchise |
释义 | enfranchise —enfranchisement /en fran"chuyz meuhnt, -chiz-/, n. —enfranchiser, n. /en fran"chuyz/, v.t., enfranchised, enfranchising. 1. to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting. 2. to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights. 3. to set free; liberate, as from slavery. Also, franchise. [1505-15; < MF, OF enfranchiss- (long s. of enfranchir to free), equiv. to en- EN-1 + franch- free (see FRANK1) + iss- -ISH2] |
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