Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disfranchisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: dis-fran-chise-ment
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of disfranchising.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English disfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disfranchisement From disfranchise + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disfranchisements (plural)

Questions

What does disfranchisement mean?: The act of disfranchising.
Where does disfranchisement come from?: Etymology tree English disfranchise Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disfranchisement From disfranchise + -ment.

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