enfranchise
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"Enfranchise them; I must gain the Presbyterian interest over to us if I can."
From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir
Enfranchise, en-fran′chiz, v.t. to set free: to give a franchise or political privileges to.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Giving further consideration to the situation among the Indians, the legislature of Massachusetts passed in 1869 what is known as An Act to Enfranchise the Indians of the Commonwealth.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various
And so dissatisfaction, like to yeast, Deep in the thoughtless mob did swell to burst Because our party purposed to at once Enfranchise this unhappy down-trod race.
From 'A Comedy of Errors' in Seven Acts by Spokeshave (AKA Old Fogy)
Enfranchise them equally, and then begin afresh, if you please, to legislate for the whole human race.
From Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays by Higginson, Thomas Wentworth
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