franchisement

plural franchisements

1. uncountableusuallyRelease; deliverance; freedom

   That fate which did thy franchisement inforce, And from the depth of danger set thee free,

   1603, Michael Drayton, The Barons' Wars

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   On his first quest , the which him forth did call, To weet , to worke Irenaes franchisement

   1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

2. uncountableusuallyRight; privilege, especially the right to vote.

   And, as sure as this is black upon a white ground, so sure are we of the franchisement of women.

   1851, Constance Agathat Ogilvy, “The Franchisement of Women”, in Ainsworth's magazine

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   When the barons met King John and demanded franchisement at his hands, was it based upon the plea that they were mentally equal with him?

   1898, Official Report of the Proceedings and Debates of the Utah. Constitutional Convention

   The idea is that purpose is but a small and minute technology, albeit extremely potent to the franchisement of the unknown. In other words, you use the success of the proven model —namely, the purpose you have come to accept as your call—and then maximize it by branching off into other areas of interest. However, without first understanding your purpose, franchisement is impossible.

   2015, Dwight C. Grant, Purpose Is Not Enough: Purpose Quantified