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AffranchiseAffranchise Af*fran"chise, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +
franc free. See Franchise and Frank.]
To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson. Affranchisement
Affranchisement Af*fran"chise*ment, n. [Cf. F.
affranchissement.]
The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.]
DisenfranchiseDisenfranchise Dis`en*fran"chise, v. t.
To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. --
Dis`en*fran"chise*ment, n. DisenfranchisementDisenfranchise Dis`en*fran"chise, v. t.
To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. --
Dis`en*fran"chise*ment, n. DisfranchiseDisfranchise Dis*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Disfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf.
Diffranchise.]
To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess
of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as
of voting, holding office, etc.
Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan
(1509).
He was partially disfranchised so as to be made
incapable of taking part in public affairs.
--Thirlwall. DisfranchisedDisfranchise Dis*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Disfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf.
Diffranchise.]
To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess
of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as
of voting, holding office, etc.
Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan
(1509).
He was partially disfranchised so as to be made
incapable of taking part in public affairs.
--Thirlwall. Disfranchisement
Disfranchisement Dis*fran"chise*ment, n.
The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised;
deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered
immunities.
Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then
to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony.
--Palfrey.
DisfranchisingDisfranchise Dis*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Disfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf.
Diffranchise.]
To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess
of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as
of voting, holding office, etc.
Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan
(1509).
He was partially disfranchised so as to be made
incapable of taking part in public affairs.
--Thirlwall. Effranchise
Effranchise Ef*fran"chise, v. t. [Pref. ex- + franchise: cf.
OF. esfranchir.]
To enfranchise.
Elective franchiseFranchise Fran"chise (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem.
franche, free. See Frank, a.]
1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
[Obs.] --Spenser.
2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a
sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an
imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a
constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the
right to vote.
Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the
Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the
American people. --W. H.
Seward.
3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular
privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an
asylum or sanctuary.
Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for
criminals. --London
Encyc.
4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
``Franchise in woman.' [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an
election of public officers. EnfranchiseEnfranchise En*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf.
F. enfranchir.]
1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any
binding power. --Bacon.
2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body
politic and thus to invest with civil and political
privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman.
3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise
foreign words. --I. Watts. EnfranchisedEnfranchise En*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf.
F. enfranchir.]
1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any
binding power. --Bacon.
2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body
politic and thus to invest with civil and political
privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman.
3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise
foreign words. --I. Watts. EnfranchisementEnfranchisement En*fran"chise*ment, 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. Enfranchisement of copyholdEnfranchisement En*fran"chise*ment, 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. Enfranchiser
Enfranchiser En*fran"chis*er, n.
One who enfranchises.
EnfranchisingEnfranchise En*fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enfranchised;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enfranchising.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf.
F. enfranchir.]
1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any
binding power. --Bacon.
2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body
politic and thus to invest with civil and political
privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman.
3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise
foreign words. --I. Watts. FranchiseFranchise Fran"chise (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem.
franche, free. See Frank, a.]
1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
[Obs.] --Spenser.
2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a
sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an
imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a
constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the
right to vote.
Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the
Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the
American people. --W. H.
Seward.
3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular
privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an
asylum or sanctuary.
Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for
criminals. --London
Encyc.
4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
``Franchise in woman.' [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an
election of public officers. FranchiseFranchise Fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Franchised; p. pr.
& vb. n. Franchising.] [Cf. OF. franchir to free, F., to
cross.]
To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to. --Shak. FranchisedFranchise Fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Franchised; p. pr.
& vb. n. Franchising.] [Cf. OF. franchir to free, F., to
cross.]
To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to. --Shak. Franchisement
Franchisement Fran"chise*ment, n. [Cf. OF. franchissement.]
Release; deliverance; freedom. --Spenser.
FranchisingFranchise Fran"chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Franchised; p. pr.
& vb. n. Franchising.] [Cf. OF. franchir to free, F., to
cross.]
To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to. --Shak. InfranchiseInfranchise In*fran"chise, v. t.
See Enfranchise.
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