Affranchise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Affranchise \Af*fran"chise\, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +
     franc free. See {Franchise} and {Frank}.]
     To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  affranchise
       v : grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were
           enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn: {enfranchise}]