"franchise" Definition

Definitions for the word "franchise" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. a.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. a.
A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an imunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. a.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. a.
Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v. t.
To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 right to vote in state elections. 2 full membership of a corporation or state; citizenship. 3 authorization to sell a company''s goods etc. In a particular area. 4 right or privilege granted to a person or corporation. v. (-sing) grant a franchise to. [french franc *frank]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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