Enfranchisement
Pronunciation : En*fran"chise*ment
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Releasing from slavery or custody. Shak.
2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law), the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold. Mozley & W.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913