affranchise
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Affranchise — Af*fran chise, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) + franc free. See {Franchise} and {Frank}.] To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affranchise — [ə fran′chīz΄] vt. affranchised, affranchising [< extended stem of Fr affranchir < OFr afranchir < a, to + franchir: see FRANCHISE] to make free; enfranchise … English World dictionary
affranchise — affranchisement, n. /euh fran chuyz/, v.t., affranchised, affranchising. to free from a state of dependence, servitude, or obligation. [1450 1500; late ME < MF afranchiss , long s. of afranchir, v. deriv., with a A 5, of franc free; see FRANK1] * … Universalium
affranchise — verb To free from obligation or service. Eventually, the intention was that they should afranchise all the slaves … Wiktionary
affranchise — af·fran·chise || É™ fræntʃaɪz v. enfranchise; liberate, emancipate, free … English contemporary dictionary
affranchise — verb archaic release from servitude. Origin C15: from OFr. afranchiss , lengthened stem of afranchir, from a (from L. ad to, at ) + franc free … English new terms dictionary
affranchise — af·fran·chise … English syllables
affranchise — /əˈfræntʃaɪz/ (say uh franchuyz) verb (t) (affranchised, affranchising) to free from a state of dependence, servitude, or obligation. {French (by association with the noun franchise) affranchiss , stem of affranchir. See ad , frank} …
affranchise — v.t. liberate from servitude, debt etc … Dictionary of difficult words
affranchise — /afraenchayz/ To liberate; to make free … Black's law dictionary
