Associations to the word «Enfranchisement»

Wiktionary

ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. The act of enfranchising
ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. The release from slavery
ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. (UK) (legal) conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold

Dictionary definition

ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. Freedom from political subjugation or servitude.
ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. A statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote).
ENFRANCHISEMENT, noun. The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.