disfranchisement
English
editEtymology
editFrom disfranchise + -ment.
Noun
editdisfranchisement (countable and uncountable, plural disfranchisements)
- The act of disfranchising.
- The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
References
edit- “disfranchisement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.