affranchissement

== French == === Etymology === From affranchir (“to emancipate; to frank”) +‎ -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.fʁɑ̃.ʃis.mɑ̃/ === Noun === affranchissement m (plural affranchissements) manumission (release from slavery or other legally sanctioned servitude; the giving of freedom) Synonym: manumission Near-synonym: émancipation l'affranchissement d'un esclave ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) franking, metering l'affranchissement d'une lettre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example) === Further reading === “affranchissement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012