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Meaning of AFFRANCHISE

Pronunciation:  u'franchIz

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
 
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 Synonyms: enfranchise
 
 See Also: liberate, set free

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Af*fran"chise\, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +
franc free. See {Franchise} and {Frank}.]
To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson.
 
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