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Enfranchisement \Enfran"chisement\, n. 1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. [1913 Webster] Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W. [1913 Webster] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

enfranchisement noun 1: freedom from political subjugation or servitude 2: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote) [syn: franchise] 3: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: certification] [ant: disenfranchisement] Source: WordNet (r) 2.0

Enfranchisement \Enfran"chisement\, n. 1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak. 2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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