affranchise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

affranchise
    v 1: grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves
         were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn:
         {affranchise}, {enfranchise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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

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