affranchisement
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Affranchisement — Af*fran chise*ment, n. [Cf. F. affranchissement.] The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affranchisement — n. act of making free; enfranchisement; granting of certain rights (especially the right to vote); liberation, emancipation … English contemporary dictionary
affranchisement — affranˈchisement / chiz or shiz / noun • • • Main Entry: ↑affranchise … Useful english 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
Liberation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liberation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liberation liberation disengagement release enlargement emancipation Sgm: N 1 disenthrallment disenthrallment disenthralment Sgm: N 1 affranchisement affranchisement… … English dictionary for students
Affranchi — The word affranchi in the context of Haiti and other French Caribbean colonies meant specifically an emancipated slave. It was used more generally by whites for all free people of color (gens de couleur libre). Most of those were mulattoes, or of … Wikipedia
Lex Ripuaria — The Lex Ripuaria is a 7th century collection of Germanic law, the laws of the Ripuarian Franks. It is a major influence on the Lex Saxonum of AD 802. The Lex Ripuaria originated about 630 around Cologne and has been described as a later… … Wikipedia
liberty — lib·er·ty n pl ties 1 a: freedom from external (as governmental) restraint, compulsion, or interference in engaging in the pursuits or conduct of one s choice to the extent that they are lawful and not harmful to others b: enjoyment of the rights … Law dictionary
privilege — priv·i·lege n [Latin privilegium law affecting a specific person, special right, from privus private + leg lex law] 1: a right, license, or exemption from duty or liability granted as a special benefit, advantage, or favor: as a: an exemption… … Law dictionary
freedom — free·dom n 1: the quality or state of being free: as a: the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b: liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another c: the quality or state of being exempt or released … Law dictionary
