meaning of franchise
1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
2. 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.
3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
5. To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.
Related Words
franchise | franchised | franchisement |
