The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
The act of enfranchising
A release from slavery
The rule or government of an appendant or dependent country, as to some or all local and internal legislation, by means of a governing power vested in the people within the country itself, in contradistinction to a government established by the dominant country.
Self-government of the island of Ireland.