"enfranchise" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ɛnˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/ Audio: en-au-enfranchise.ogg [Australia] Forms: enfranchises [present, singular, third-person], enfranchising [participle, present], enfranchised [participle, past], enfranchised [past]
Etymology: From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|enfranchir||to set free, enfranchise}} Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), {{m|fro|en-||in}} en- (“in”), {{m|fro|franchir||to set free}} franchir (“to set free”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} enfranchise (third-person singular simple present enfranchises, present participle enfranchising, simple past and past participle enfranchised)
  1. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
    To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
    Translations (to grant the privilege of voting): ընտրական իրավունք տալ (əntrakan iravunkʻ tal) (Armenian), stemrecht verlenen (Dutch), antaa äänioikeus (Finnish), дава́ть избира́тельное пра́во (davátʹ izbirátelʹnoje právo) [imperfective] (Russian), ge rösträtt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-enfranchise-en-verb-3BeS~a4Z Disambiguation of 'to grant the privilege of voting': 50 23 23 3
  2. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
    To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
    Translations (to grant municipal or parliamentary rights): stadsrecht verlenen (Dutch), myöntää kaupunkioikeudet (english: municipal) (Finnish), perustaa vaalipiiri (english: parliamentary) (Finnish), ge stadsprivilegier (english: municipal) (Swedish), ge stadsrättigheter (english: municipal) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-enfranchise-en-verb-QCLEZg-Y Disambiguation of 'to grant municipal or parliamentary rights': 21 56 21 3
  3. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
    To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
    Translations (to grant freedom from servitude): ազատել (azatel) (Armenian), ազատագրել (azatagrel) (Armenian), bevrijden van slavernij (Dutch), vapauttaa (Finnish), felszabadít (Hungarian), освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), enfranquecer (Spanish), befria (Swedish), frige (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-enfranchise-en-verb-PmOzi83D Disambiguation of 'to grant freedom from servitude': 20 20 56 3
  4. (property law, England and Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate Tags: England, Wales, historical Categories (topical): Property law
    Sense id: en-enfranchise-en-verb-oEjw-oBZ Categories (other): English English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 11 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 19 15 17 49 Topics: law, property
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: franchise, disenfranchise

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      "sense": "to grant freedom from servitude",
      "word": "befria"
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      "sense": "to grant freedom from servitude",
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