enfranchisedadj.
/ɛnˈfrɑːntʃʌɪzd//ɛnˈfrantʃʌɪzd//ɛnˈfrɑːntʃɪzd//ɛnˈfrantʃɪzd/ In senses of the verb.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [adjective] > liberated
well-deliveredc1515
franchised1576
enfranchised1579
released1587
liberate1598
affranchised1603
enlarged1645
emancipated1776
liberated1781
the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [adjective] > having right to vote
enfranchised1884
society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > right to vote at elections > [adjective]
voting1653
pollable1693
votable1754
constituent1769
enfranchised1884
1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 684 Fabius Rullus..put from the Senate certaine bondmen infranchised.
1598 G. Chapman tr. Homer Seauen Bks. Iliades i. 94 Till her enfranchis'd feet Tread Chrysa under.
1643 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce 21 The enfranchiz'd life and soul of man.
a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) I. 49 Where the enfranchis'd soul at ease can play.
1840 R. H. Barham Ghost in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 100 Many a mischievous enfranchised sprite Had long since burst his bonds of stone or lead.
1884 W. E. Gladstone in Standard 29 Feb. 2/5 Enfranchised occupiers of buildings of 10l. clear annual value.
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adj.1579