Found 2 items, similar to Enfranchisement.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: enfranchisement enfranchisement n 1: freedom from political subjugation or servitude 2: 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] 3: the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on [syn: certification] [ant: disenfranchisement]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Enfranchisement 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]