enfranchise.
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
Meaning & usage
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically: To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
Where this word comes from
From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”), equivalent to en- + franchise.
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