| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Present participle conjugation of the verb disfranchise.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (disfranchise) | 1. Deprive of voting rights.[Wordnet]. 2. To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: disfranchising, disfranchised, disfranchises, disfranchiser, disfranchisers, disfranchisingly and disfranchisedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "DISFRANCHISING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DISFRANCHISING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Depriving of the privileges of a free citizen, or of some particular immunity.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of disfranchise. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
