n. [ Cf. F. affranchissement. ] The act of making free; enfranchisement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of disfranchising, or the state of being disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities. [ 1913 Webster ]
Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony. Palfrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law),
n. [ Cf. OF. franchissement. ] Release; deliverance; freedom. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]