What is the meaning of enfranchised?

verb

  • Grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude.
    • usage: "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
  • Grant voting rights.

adjective

  • Endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. .
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