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enfranchise

en·fran·chise [ in frán chz, en frán chz ] (past and past participle en·fran·chised, present participle en·fran·chis·ing, 3rd person present singular en·fran·chis·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. give somebody right to vote: to give somebody the right to vote in an election

2. set somebody free: to set somebody free, especially from slavery

3. give town right of representation: formerly, to grant political representation to a town or city

[Early 16th century. < Old French enfranchir< franc "free" < Latin francus]

en·fran·chise·ment noun
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