# enfranchisement

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,222

## Definitions
1. The act of enfranchising
2. A release from slavery
3. The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
4. the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

## Etymology
From enfranchise + -ment.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enfranchisement