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... franchiseemancipationliberationsuffragemanumission ↔ Opposites disenfranchisementoppression Word family Related forms enfranchisefranchisefranchisement Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown