affranchise Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
    enfranchise.
    • Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century

WordNet

Af*fran"chise transitive verb
Etymology
F. affranchir; (L. ad) + franc free. See Franchise and Frank.
Definitions
  1. To make free; to enfranchise. Johnson.

Webster 1913