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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AFFRANCHISE

From Old French afranchiss-, a stem of afranchir, from franchir to free.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AFFRANCHISE

affranchise  [əˈfræntʃaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFFRANCHISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Affranchise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb affranchise in English.

WHAT DOES AFFRANCHISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Affranchisement (word)

The Webster's Online Dictionary defines affranchisement as "the act of making free". According to TheFreeDictionary.com, "to affranchise" means "to release from servitude or an obligation". The work English Synonyms Discriminated explains that "affranchisement applies only to those who were parties to the compact dissolved, and deliverance only to those who were not parties". This means that the term is used in the following way: "the master...affranchises the slave".

Definition of affranchise in the English dictionary

The definition of affranchise in the dictionary is to release from servitude or an obligation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO AFFRANCHISE

PRESENT

Present
I affranchise
you affranchise
he/she/it affranchises
we affranchise
you affranchise
they affranchise
Present continuous
I am affranchising
you are affranchising
he/she/it is affranchising
we are affranchising
you are affranchising
they are affranchising
Present perfect
I have affranchised
you have affranchised
he/she/it has affranchised
we have affranchised
you have affranchised
they have affranchised
Present perfect continuous
I have been affranchising
you have been affranchising
he/she/it has been affranchising
we have been affranchising
you have been affranchising
they have been affranchising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I affranchised
you affranchised
he/she/it affranchised
we affranchised
you affranchised
they affranchised
Past continuous
I was affranchising
you were affranchising
he/she/it was affranchising
we were affranchising
you were affranchising
they were affranchising
Past perfect
I had affranchised
you had affranchised
he/she/it had affranchised
we had affranchised
you had affranchised
they had affranchised
Past perfect continuous
I had been affranchising
you had been affranchising
he/she/it had been affranchising
we had been affranchising
you had been affranchising
they had been affranchising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will affranchise
you will affranchise
he/she/it will affranchise
we will affranchise
you will affranchise
they will affranchise
Future continuous
I will be affranchising
you will be affranchising
he/she/it will be affranchising
we will be affranchising
you will be affranchising
they will be affranchising
Future perfect
I will have affranchised
you will have affranchised
he/she/it will have affranchised
we will have affranchised
you will have affranchised
they will have affranchised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been affranchising
you will have been affranchising
he/she/it will have been affranchising
we will have been affranchising
you will have been affranchising
they will have been affranchising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would affranchise
you would affranchise
he/she/it would affranchise
we would affranchise
you would affranchise
they would affranchise
Conditional continuous
I would be affranchising
you would be affranchising
he/she/it would be affranchising
we would be affranchising
you would be affranchising
they would be affranchising
Conditional perfect
I would have affranchise
you would have affranchise
he/she/it would have affranchise
we would have affranchise
you would have affranchise
they would have affranchise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been affranchising
you would have been affranchising
he/she/it would have been affranchising
we would have been affranchising
you would have been affranchising
they would have been affranchising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you affranchise
we let´s affranchise
you affranchise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to affranchise
Past participle
affranchised
Present Participle
affranchising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFFRANCHISE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
cockshies
ˈkɒkˌʃaɪz
customize
ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz
disenfranchise
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz
disfranchise
dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz
enfranchise
ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz
enterprise
ˈɛntəˌpraɪz
exercise
ˈɛksəˌsaɪz
eyes
aɪz
fetichize
ˈfɛtɪʃaɪz
franchise
ˈfræntʃaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
otherwise
ˈʌðəˌwaɪz
rise
raɪz
shies
ʃaɪz
size
saɪz
supplies
səˈplaɪz
surprise
səˈpraɪz
wise
waɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFFRANCHISE

afforestation
affranchisement
affrap
affray
affrayer
affreightment
affret
affricate
affrication
affricative
affright
affrightedly
affrighten
affrightful
affrightment
affront
affronted
affrontee
affrontingly
affrontive

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFFRANCHISE

anarchise
anthropomorphise
apostrophise
biographise
catechise
Cochise
fetishise
hierarchise
molochise
monarchise
occupation franchise
sympathise
telepathise
the franchise
theosophise

Synonyms and antonyms of affranchise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «affranchise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFFRANCHISE

Find out the translation of affranchise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of affranchise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «affranchise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

affranchise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

affranchise
570 millions of speakers

English

affranchise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

affranchise
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

affranchise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

affranchise
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

affranchise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রীতদাসত্ব হইতে মুক্তি দেত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affranchir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Afranchise
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

affranchise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

affranchise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

affranchise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Affranchise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải thoát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्धत्व
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

salıvermek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affrancare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

affranchise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

affranchise
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

affranchise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

affranchise
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

affranchise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

affranchise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

affranchise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of affranchise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRANCHISE»

The term «affranchise» is used very little and occupies the 184.460 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFFRANCHISE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «affranchise» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «affranchise» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about affranchise

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFFRANCHISE»

Discover the use of affranchise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to affranchise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
In a franchise, justice was administered by a noble or other person who had a grant of the power to do justice — hence the term franchise courts. franchise, v.t.; enfranchise; affranchise. Enfranchise = (1) to set free, release from bondage; (2) to ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
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The Globe dictionary of the English language
AFFRANCHISE. Advocate, (ad ro-kAt) n. One who pleada Advocate, (ad'vo-k&t) T.t. (L. adrocaU*.] To ptead is favour of ; to maintain by argument. Advocation, (ad -vd-ka'ahun) n. Act of pleading. ArrcwssB, (ad-voa'run) n. The right of pre- ...
English language, 1873
3
Fredericksburg, Virginia: Eclectic Histories for the Curious ...
Conflict erupted in the years between 1791 and 1804 between slaves, affranchise and French troops and civilians. The affranchise were free mulattoes, often wealthy and slaveholding, who aspired to the higher levels of French colonial ...
Ted Kamieniak, 2008
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Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English ...
AFFRANCHISE. AGAPE. Af fran'Chiso (if-f rin'cblz or -chiz), v. t. [F. affran- chi- ; a ( L. ad) —franc free] To enfranchise. Af tray' (if-frs7), r. /. [p. p. Affiuym> (-frad').] [OE. c/raic7», affraien* OF. esfreer* orig., to disquiet, fr. I* «□ 4- OHG. fridu peace ...
Noah Webster, 1896
5
Cyclopedia of law and procedure ...
Advocate, queens, 1 Cyc. 1156. Advocator, 1 Cyc. 1156. Advowson, 1 Cyc. 1156. Advowtry, 1 Cyc. 1157. Affair, 1 Cyc. 1159. Affect, 1 Cyc 1159. Affermer, 1 Cyc. 1160. Affile, 2 Cyc. 37. Afforce, 2 Cyc. 39. Affranchise, 2 Cyc. 39. Afore, 2 Cyc. 50.
William Mack, Howard Pervear Nash, Joseph Walker Magrath, 1913
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The Octoroon
But why not affranchise her?" "Affranchise her," exclaimed Gerald Leslie. "Would the law allow me V No, I cannot purchase her freedom until she attains her thirtieth year, unless, indeed, I could have my motives approved by the magistrate of ...
Mary Elizabeth Braddon, 1895
7
An English and Telugu Dictionary Explaining the English ...
AFFRANCHISE 24 AFTER s^,e)aj3err* 38 li" nu X>o&5iSb. I cannot afford the money ~&Soe$;A"*sS» gdSbe^sSb ; he can afford to lose it »8 5^0 irSS W$6';S» " 3rio; the poor cannot afford to buy fine clothes "^£00 Sfco-Qw4Jex> §"3 SesSr' oXJ ...
Charles Philip Brown, M. Venkata Ratnam, 1895
8
New Websterian 1912 Dictionary: Based Upon the Unabridged ...
T AFFRANCHISE affiliate (af-nl'i-at), v.t. to assign a child to its father; connect with in origin; connect .with a parent society: v.i. to be intimately connected or associated (followed by with). affiliation (a-fil-i-a'shun), n. assignment of a child to its ...
Noah Webster, Harry Thurston Peck, 1912
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CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS OF THE WORLD: A ...
Between the white elite and the slaves arose a third group, the freemen affranchise, most of who were descended from unions of slave owners and slaves (Leyburn, 1966). Some mulatto freedmen inherited land, became relatively wealthy, and ...
Peter O. Nwankwo, 2011
10
A Dictionary of Words and Phrases Used in Ancient and Modern Law
To affranchise; to make free. Affranchise. To make free. Affray. The fighting of two or more in a public place, where a stroke is given or offered, or a weapon drawn. If the fighting be in private, it is no affray, but an assault. Affrayer. To terrify.
Arthur English, 2000

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFFRANCHISE»

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Variety: Camouflage
I found most of them pretty easy to spot, like FRANCIS inside AFFRANCHISE, and EROICA inside PERIODICAL. Others, and this could just be ... «New York Times, Aug 14»

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