franchised

Variant of franchise

franchise definition

fran·chise (fran′c̸hīz′)

noun

  1. Archaic freedom from some restriction, servitude, etc.
  2. any special right, privilege, or exemption granted by the government, as to be a corporation, operate a public utility, etc.
  3. the right to vote; suffrage: usually preceded by the
    1. the right to market a product or provide a service, often exclusive for a specified area, as granted by a manufacturer or company
    2. a business granted such a right
  5. ☆
    1. the right to own a member team as granted by a league in certain professional sports
    2. such a member team

Etymology: ME < OFr < franc, free: see frank

transitive verb franchised -·chised′, franchising -·chis′·ing

to grant a franchise to

adjective

designating a player on a professional team who is regarded as being essential to that team's success

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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