Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfranchisement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
en-fran-chise-ment
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of enfranchising

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A release from slavery

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The investiture with any of several municipal privileges

Countable; Uncountable

noun

the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

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Questions

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

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