franchice - n. & v.
--n.

1 a the right to vote at State (esp. parliamentary) elections. b the principle of qualification for this.
2 full membership of a corporation or State; citizenship.
3 authorization granted to an individual or group by a company to sell its goods or services in a particular way.
4 hist. legal immunity or exemption from a burden or jurisdiction.
5 a right or privilege granted to a person or corporation.

--v.

tr. grant a franchise to.

franchisee n . franchiser n. (also franchisor). [ME f. OF f. franc, franche free: see FRANK]

franchice - n.
the chief monetary unit of France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, and several other countries. [ME f. OF f. Francorum Rex king of the Franks, the legend on the earliest gold coins so called (14th c.): see FRANK]

franchice - n. & v.
--n.

1 a the right to vote at State (esp. parliamentary) elections. b the principle of qualification for this.
2 full membership of a corporation or State; citizenship.
3 authorization granted to an individual or group by a company to sell its goods or services in a particular way.
4 hist. legal immunity or exemption from a burden or jurisdiction.
5 a right or privilege granted to a person or corporation.

--v.

tr. grant a franchise to.

franchisee n . franchiser n. (also franchisor). [ME f. OF f. franc, franche free: see FRANK]

franchice - n. & adj.
--n.

a monk, nun, or sister of an order founded in 1209 by St Francis of Assisi (see also Grey Friar).

--adj.

of St Francis or his order. [F franciscain f. mod.L Franciscanus f. Franciscus Francis]

franchice - n.
Chem. a radioactive metallic element occurring naturally in uranium and thorium ores.

Symb.: Fr. [mod.L f. France (the discoverer's country)]

franchice - comb. form 1 French; French and (Franco-German).
2 regarding France or the French (Francophile). [med.L Francus FRANK]