See Also: Livonian(dictionary)
FRANCHISE(law)
franchise(2)(dictionary)
franchise(1)(dictionary)
Franchise Tax(law)
Franchise(finance)
franchise(medicine)
Franchise agreement(finance)
Franchise agreement(money)
franchise 1, noun(dictionary)

franchise(2) (iou) and Livonian (iou)


franchise(2) (iou)



franchise verb trans. LME.
[Old & mod. French franchiss- lengthened stem of franchir, from franc, fem. franche free: see FRANK adjective1. Cf. AFFRANCHISE, ENFRANCHISE.]
Now chiefly as franchised ppl adjective, franchising verbal noun.
Make or set free; invest with a franchise or privilege; = ENFRANCHISE. Now rare. LME.
a. Confer certain powers on (a company set up for the public interest). US. E20.
b. Grant a franchise to; authorize (an individual) to sell certain products or Services in a particular area. M20.
franchisement noun [Old French] = ENFRANCHISEMENT M16-E19.

Livonian (iou)



Livonian noun & adjective. L16.
[from medieval Latin Livonia (see below) + -IAN.]
A. noun.
A native or inhabitant of Livonia, a former Baltic province of Russia, now divided between Estonia and Latvia. L16.
The Baltic language of the Livonians. E19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Livonia, the Livonians, or their language. M18.