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Vinony

enfranchisement

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

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.

  1. The act of enfranchising
  2. A release from slavery
  3. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
  4. the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

    “enfranchisement of copyhold”