Affranchised

/əˈfræn.tʃaɪzd/ adjective, verb

Definition

Set free; liberated from slavery or servitude; having been granted freedom or civic rights.

Etymology

Past participle of 'affranchise,' maintaining the Old French root 'franc' (free). Describes the state of having been legally freed.

Kelly Says

Historical documents often record when people were 'affranchised'—these are records of people being officially liberated, and many are heartbreaking because freedom had to be legally granted rather than being assumed as a basic right.

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