English → Latin
“enfranchisement” in Latin
līberātiōliberation, releasemanūmissiōmanumission, emancipation (freeing of a slave)vindictaceremonial staff used in manumission; punishment, vengeance; redress, satisfactioncīvitāscitizenship and its rights; often referring to Roman citizenship.; the state, body politic, citizens of a territory (colassertiōdeclaration of status (a formal declaration of one's civil state, whether as a slave or a freeman); assertion (a positiv
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enfranchisement
liberatio (act of being set free): manumissio (emancipation of a slave): vindicta (the rod or staff, also called festuca, which the praetor laid on a slave’s head; hence, emancipation): civitas or jus civitatis (right of a citizen): assertio (Quint. and Traj. in Pliny, the formal assertion that such a person is a slave or a free man). To obtain enfranchisement from anybody, civitatem impetrare a aliquo.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enfranchisement?
- The usual Latin words for “enfranchisement” are līberātiō, manūmissiō, vindicta; also cīvitās, assertiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.