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disfranchisement

noun

  1. revocation of the right of suffrage
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noun

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.

  1. The act of disfranchising.
  2. The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisement — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony