effranchise
effranchise is the obsolete form of enfranchise.
Meaning of enfranchise
Verb
enfranchise (third-person singular simple present enfranchises, present participle enfranchising, simple past and past participle enfranchised)
- To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
- To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
- To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
- Parental control had been so decisive in Louisa's case that marriage bonds had not hitherto enfranchised her from the former; she, therefore, at the proper time of light, appeared on the arm of Signor Riccardini, and laid her purse on the lap of her mother (who she knew had at least three hundred...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLVI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 288
- to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
Forms of effranchise
| third-person singular present | effranchises |
|---|---|
| present participle | effranchising |
| past participle | effranchised |
| past | effranchised |
Origin of effranchise
From ex- + franchise: compare Old French esfranchir.
Questions about effranchise
- What is effranchise the obsolete form of?
- Effranchise is the obsolete form of enfranchise.
Words near effranchise in the dictionary
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