Definition of franchise

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Franchise (a.) The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary..

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Free :: Free (superl.) Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; -- followed by of.
Enfranchised :: Enfranchised (imp. & p. p.) of Enfranchis.
Enfranchisement :: Enfranchisement (n.) Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic; investiture with the privileges of free citizens.
Effranchise :: Effranchise (v. t.) To enfranchise.
Enfranchiser :: Enfranchiser (n.) One who enfranchises.
Affranchisement :: Affranchisement (n.) The act of making free; enfranchisement.
Affranchise :: Affranchise (v. t.) To make free; to enfranchise.
Franchise :: Franchise (v. t.) To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.
Admit :: Admit (v. t.) To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail..
Ferry :: Ferry (v. t.) A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging tolls..
Privilege :: Privilege (n.) A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden; a prerogative; advantage; franchise..
Diffranchise :: Diffranchise () Alt. of Diffranchisemen.
Disfranchisement :: Disfranchisement (n.) The act of disfranchising, or the state disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of chartered immunities..
Franchise :: Franchise (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..
Infranchise :: Infranchise (v. t.) See Enfranchise.
Franchised :: Franchised (imp. & p. p.) of Franchis.
Disenfranchise :: Disenfranchise (v. t.) To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen.
Suffrage :: Suffrage (n.) The right to vote; franchise.
Enfranchisement :: Enfranchisement (n.) Releasing from slavery or custody.
Railway :: Railway (n.) The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver..
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