enfranchisement

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ɛnˈfræntʃɪzmənt/ UK /ɪnˈfræntʃaɪzmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the granting of the right to vote or of civil liberties

The enfranchisement of women transformed national politics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the granting of the right... franchise emancipation liberation suffragemanumission

Opposites

disenfranchisement oppression

Word family

Related forms enfranchise franchisefranchisement

Etymology

From enfranchise (from Old French enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir 'to set free', from en- 'to make' + franc 'free') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

enfranchir Old French franc Old French

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Topics

Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives

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# enfranchisement

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈfræntʃɪzmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfræntʃaɪzmənt/

## Meanings
1. the granting of the right to vote or of civil liberties

## Examples
- The enfranchisement of women transformed national politics.

## Synonyms
- franchise
- emancipation
- liberation
- suffrage
- manumission

## Antonyms
- disenfranchisement
- oppression

## Related Forms
- enfranchise
- franchise
- franchisement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: enfranchir
- Root: franc

## Etymology
From enfranchise (from Old French enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir 'to set free', from en- 'to make' + franc 'free') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

## AI Etymology
Enfranchisement comes from enfranchise (from Old French enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir 'to set free', from en- 'to make' + franc 'free') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. The etymological trail includes Old French enfranchir and Old French franc. As a noun, enfranchisement names the granting of the right to vote or of civil liberties. The same family is visible in related forms such as enfranchise, franchise, and franchisement. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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