1. to set free from slavery or servitude; to liberate
Usage: archaic or historical; often used in legal or formal contexts
2. to grant the right to vote or political privileges to
Usage: formal or legal

Examples

• The decree affranchises all enslaved persons within the territory.
• The new constitution affranchises women by granting them voting rights.
• The lord affranchises his serfs, allowing them to own property.
• The reform movement affranchises previously excluded groups.
• Historical documents show that the king affranchises certain towns from feudal obligations.
• The legislation affranchises formerly disenfranchised communities.