Etymology

effranchise

ef·franch·ise
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Today it means: Synonym of enfranchise (“to grant (someone or something) a franchise or privilege”). Full definition →

English franchiseder.? ← Middle English ex- ← Middle French ex-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Middle Frenchex-
  7. Middle Englishex-
  8. Englishex-der.?
  9. Englishfranchiseder.?
  10. English todayeffranchise

Origin uncertain; possibly from ef- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’)) + franchise (“to invest (someone) with a franchise or privilege”), possibly modelled after effranchiss-, a stem of Old French esfranchir, from es- (prefix denoting movement away from or separation) + franchir (“to set free”) (see further at enfranchise).

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