disfranchised
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (1)
- deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote“labor was voiceless”“disenfrenchised masses took to the streets”Synonyms: disenfranchisedvoicelessvoteless
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
disfranchised \disfranchised\ adj. deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote. Opposite of enfranchised.
Syn: disenfranchised, voteless. [WordNet 1.5]
Disfranchise \Dis*fran"chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disfranchised; p. pr. & vb. n. Disfranchising.] [Cf. Diffranchise.] To deprive of a franchise or chartered right; to dispossess of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as of voting, holding office, etc. [1913 Webster]
Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan (1509). [1913 Webster]
He was partially disfranchised so as to be made incapable of taking part in public affairs. --Thirlwall. [1913 Webster]