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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Enfranchisement

· En·fran·chise·ment · IPA
01 n. Releasing from slavery or custody.
  1. 1.
    Releasing from slavery or custody.
  2. 2.
    Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
Phrases & compounds
Enfranchisement of copyhold — the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold.