Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of enfranchisement (“the action of affranchising; release from imprisonment, political oppression, or slavery; emancipation, freeing, liberation”)
Synonyms: enfranchisement
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of enfranchisement (“the action of affranchising; release from imprisonment, political oppression, or slavery; emancipation, freeing, liberation”)
Origin
From affranchise + -ment (suffix forming nouns meaning the actions or results of actions denoted by the verbs to which it is attached). Compare French affranchissement.
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affranchisement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affranchisement
“affranchisement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affranchisement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “affranchisement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/affranchisement.
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