"Franchise" itself comes from the Old French word "franchise," meaning "freedom, liberty." The prefix "en-" in "enfranchise" means "to put into," so the word essentially means "to put into freedom" or "to grant the right to vote."
"Franchise" itself comes from the Old French word "franchise," meaning "freedom, liberty." The prefix "en-" in "enfranchise" means "to put into," so the word essentially means "to put into freedom" or "to grant the right to vote."