En·fran'chise·ment noun 1. Releasing from slavery or custody. Shak. 2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens. Enfranchisement of copyhold (Eng. Law) , the conversion of a copyhold estate... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/E/41
The granting of voting rights to holders of non-voting shares in a company. Non-voting shares are... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/enfranchisement.htm?id=472&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of enfranchisement'>more</a>
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