dəs, (ˈ)dis+ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English disfraunchisen, from dis- (I) + fraunchisen to franchise — more at franchise
1.
a. : to deprive (as a corporation) of a franchise or of some privilege or immunity previously specifically granted
the company will be disfranchised if it fails to maintain regular passenger service
b. : to deprive of a statutory or constitutional right ; especially : to deprive (a person) of the right to vote
2. : to deprive (as a person) of a privilege, right, or pleasure
any unconscious confusion of mate with mother tends to disfranchise him of enjoyment — Weston La Barre
3. : to remove (a person) from membership in a corporation
• dis·fran·chise·ment -mənt, -_chə̇zmənt sometimes -chə̇sm or də̇ˌsfra(a)nˈchī- or ˌdiˌsfra(a)nˈchī- or ˌdisfrənˈchī noun
• dis·franchiser dəs, (ˈ)dis+ noun