释义 |
enfranchised, ppl. a.|ɛnˈfrɑːntʃɪzd, -ˈfræn-, -tʃaɪzd| [f. enfranchise v. + -ed1.] In senses of the verb.
1579–80North Plutarch 531 (R.) Fabius Rullus..put from the senate certain bondmen infranchised. 1598Chapman Iliad i. 94 Till her enfranchis'd feet Tread Chrysa under. 1643Milton Divorce xiii. (1851) 54 The enfranchiz'd life and soul of man. a1720Sheffield (Dk. Buckhm.) Wks. (1753) I. 49 Where the enfranchis'd soul at ease can play. a1845Barham Ingol. Leg. (1877) 15 Many a mischievous enfranchised Sprite Had long since burst his bonds of stone or lead. 1884Gladstone in Standard 29 Feb. 2/5 Enfranchised occupiers of buildings of 10l. clear annual value. |