enfranchised
enfranchised is the simple past and past participle 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
Adjective
enfranchised (comparative more enfranchised, superlative most enfranchised)
Forms of enfranchised
| comparative | more enfranchised |
|---|---|
| superlative | most enfranchised |
Words formed from enfranchised
Questions about enfranchised
- What does enfranchised mean?
- Enfranchised means emancipated.
- What is enfranchised the simple past and past participle of?
- Enfranchised is the simple past and past participle of enfranchise.
- What part of speech is enfranchised?
- Enfranchised is an adjective.
Words near enfranchised in the dictionary
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