'Enfranchisement' definitions:
Definition of 'enfranchisement'
(from WordNet)
noun
Freedom from political subjugation or servitude
noun
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, enfranchisement]
noun
The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: certification, enfranchisement] [ant: disenfranchisement]
Definition of 'Enfranchisement'
From: GCIDE
- Enfranchisement \En*fran"chise*ment\, 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]