enfranchise (redirected from enfranchises)

en·fran·chise  (n-frnchz)

tr.v. en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing, en·fran·chis·es

1. To bestow a franchise on.

2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

3. To free, as from bondage.

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[Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + franchir (from franc, free; see frank¹).]

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en·franchisement n.

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enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz]

vb (tr)

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to grant the power of voting to, esp as a right of citizenship

2. to liberate, as from servitude

3. (Law) (in England) to invest (a town, city, etc.) with the right to be represented in Parliament

4. (Law) English law to convert (leasehold) to freehold

enfranchisement  n

enfranchiser  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" affranchise set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
	2.	enfranchise - grant voting rights accord, allot, grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege" disenfranchise, disfranchise - deprive of voting rights

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enfranchise

verb give the vote, give voting rights, grant suffrage, grant the franchise, grant voting rights The city's foreign residents are being enfranchised.

Translations

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] VT (Pol) → conceder el derecho de voto a; (= free) → emancipar; [+ slave] → liberar

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt

(= give right to vote to) → accorder le droit de vote à

(= set free) → affranchir

enfranchise

vt

(= give vote to) → das Wahlrecht geben or erteilen (+dat); to be enfranchised → wahlberechtigt sein

(= set free) slaves → freilassen

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt (frm) (give vote to) → concedere il diritto di voto a; (set free) → affrancare

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enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt (frm) (give vote to) → concedere il diritto di voto a; (set free) → affrancare