affranchise
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of affranchise
1450–1500; late Middle English < Middle French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchir, verbal derivative, with a- a- 5, of franc free; see frank 1
Example Sentences
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After having affranchised the children of their slaves the Europeans of the Southern States would very shortly be obliged to extend the same benefit to the whole black population.
From Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Reeves, Henry
Barbaric independence had followed Greek and Roman slavery, which in turn was succeeded by feudal servitude, to reappear once more in the affranchised communes.
From Women Wage-Earners Their Past, Their Present, and Their Future by Campbell, Helen
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