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Meaning Of Franchise
a.
Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom;
liberty.
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.
a.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular
privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or
sanctuary.