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franchise - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'franchise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Franchise [ a.]
- Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.
- 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.
- The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
- Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
2 . Franchise [ v. t.]
- To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.