1. to set free from slavery or servitude; to liberate
Usage: archaic or historical
2. to grant the right to vote or political rights to
Usage: archaic or formal

Examples

• The king agreed to affranchise the serfs bound to his lands.
• The new constitution would affranchise all adult citizens regardless of property.
• Abolitionists worked tirelessly to affranchise enslaved people.
• The reform movement sought to affranchise women and minorities.
• Once affranchised, the formerly enslaved population gained legal standing in society.