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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
enfranchisement — en·fran·chise·ment n 1: the act of enfranchising 2: the state of being enfranchised Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enfranchisem … Law dictionary
enfranchisement — UK US /ɪnˈfræntʃaɪzmənt/ noun [U] ► PROPERTY, LAW the right to buy the freehold (= legal ownership and control for an unlimited time) of a property instead of renting it leasehold (= for an agreed, limited period of time): »Blocks with 10%… … Financial and business terms
enfranchisement — [[t]ɪnfræ̱ntʃaɪzmənt[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N of n Enfranchisement is the condition of someone being enfranchised. [FORMAL] ...the enfranchisement of the country s blacks … English dictionary
enfranchisement — enfranchise ► VERB 1) give the right to vote to. 2) historical free (a slave). DERIVATIVES enfranchisement noun … English terms dictionary
Enfranchisement of copyhold — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enfranchisement — noun see enfranchise … New Collegiate Dictionary
enfranchisement — See enfranchise. * * * … Universalium
enfranchisement — noun a) The act of enfranchising b) The release from slavery … Wiktionary
enfranchisement — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Liberation] Syn. emancipation, release, manumission; see freeing . 2. [Empowerment] Syn. authorization, license, the franchise; see permission , right 1 , 2 , vote 3 … English dictionary for students
enfranchisement — en fran·chise·ment || tʃɪzmÉ™nt n. granting of certain rights (especially the right to vote); liberation, emancipation … English contemporary dictionary
