unenfranchised

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From un- +‎ enfranchised.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌʌnɪnˈfɹantʃʌɪzd/

Adjective[edit]

unenfranchised (comparative more unenfranchised, superlative most unenfranchised)

  1. Not enfranchised; unfree.
    • 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial, published 2007, page 176:
      People lounged near the door, and handed out scraps of news to the unenfranchised, who stood outside in the gutter.