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Slavery vs Enfranchise - What's the difference?

slavery | enfranchise |

As a noun slavery

is an institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.

As a verb enfranchise is

to grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:.

slavery

English

(wikipedia slavery)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
  • A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
  • (figuratively) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
  • * 1818 , ,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
    • Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery .

    See also

    * debt bondage * bonded labor * bonded labour

    References

    * * * * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    enfranchise

    English

    Verb

    (enfranchis)
  • To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
  • # To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
  • # To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
  • # To grant freedom from slavery or servitude.

    • Related terms

    * franchise * disenfranchise