Enfranchisement of copyhold

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Enfranchisement \En*fran"chise*ment\, n.
   1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak.
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   2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic;
      investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
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   {Enfranchisement of copyhold} (Eng. Law), the conversion of a
      copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W.
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