affranchise

English

Alternative forms

affranchize (nonstandard)

Etymology

From late Middle English affranchysen, from Old French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchir (modern French affranchir), from a- +‎ franchir (“to free”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈfɹænˌt͡ʃaɪz/

Verb

affranchise (third-person singular simple present affranchises, present participle affranchising, simple past and past participle affranchised)

(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
Eventually, the intention was that they should affranchise all the slaves.

References

^ “affranchise”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

[1] “affranchise”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.

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