enfranchise
[ en-fran-chahyz ]
/ ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz /
verb (used with object), en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing.
to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights.
to set free; liberate, as from slavery.
Also
franchise.
Origin of enfranchise
OTHER WORDS FROM enfranchise
en·fran·chise·ment [en-fran-chahyz-muh nt, -chiz-] /ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz mənt, -tʃɪz-/, noun en·fran·chis·er, noun un·en·fran·chised, adjectiveWords nearby enfranchise
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British Dictionary definitions for enfranchise
enfranchise
/ (ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to grant the power of voting to, esp as a right of citizenship
to liberate, as from servitude
(in England) to invest (a town, city, etc) with the right to be represented in Parliament
English law
to convert (leasehold) to freehold