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Adjective: disfranchised  dis'fran,chIzd
  1. Deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
    "labour was disfranchised";
    - disenfranchised, voiceless, voteless
Verb: disfranchise  dis'fran,chIz
  1. Deprive of voting rights
    "Did the gentlemen who lived in the North recollect that this would disfranchise all their manufacturers?";
    - disenfranchise

Type of: deprive

Encyclopedia: Disfranchise