ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Enfranchisement

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Enfranchisement is a noun meaning The act of enfranchising.

Meaning

The act of enfranchising.

More Meanings

  1. A release from slavery
  2. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
  3. (land legal, England and Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

Example Sentences

enfranchisement of copyhold

Word Forms

Synonyms for enfranchisement

Depending on context, synonyms include certification.

Antonyms for enfranchisement

Common opposites include disenfranchisement.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include certification, emancipation, advancement, empower, empowerment, empowering.

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