effranchisement

ef·franch·ise·ment
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UK/ɛˈfɹæn(t)ʃaɪzm(ə)nt/UK/-ˈfɹɑːn-/UK/-(t)ʃɪz-/US/ɛˈfɹænˌt͡ʃaɪzm(ə)nt/

noun

Synonym of enfranchisement (“(uncountable) the granting of privileges; (countable) an instance of this”).

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enfranchisement
OriginEnglish effranchise ← Middle English ex- ← Middle French ex- →
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Meanings

nouneffranchisement (countable and uncountable, plural effranchisements)

plural effranchisements

  1. archaiccountableuncountableSynonym of enfranchisement (“(uncountable) the granting of privileges; (countable) an instance of this”).

    Synonyms: enfranchisement

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of enfranchisement (“(uncountable) the granting of privileges; (countable) an instance of this”).

Similar
enfranchisement
Also see
enfranchisement

Origin

  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. Englisheffranchise
  11. Englisheffranchisement

From effranchise (“(archaic) to grant (someone or something) a franchise or privilege”) + -ment (suffix forming nouns meaning the actions or results of actions denoted by the verbs to which it is attached).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with effranchisement

disenfranchisementenfranchisementdisfranchisementaffranchisementfranchisement
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Cite this entry
APA

effranchisement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchisement

MLA

“effranchisement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchisement. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effranchisement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchisement.

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