franchisaladj.
/ˈfran(t)ʃʌɪzl/, U.S. /ˈfrænˌ(t)ʃaɪz(ə)l/ Of or relating to a franchise (in various senses).
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society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [adjective] > having franchises or privileges > relating to franchise
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1866 Davenport (Iowa) Daily Gaz. 31 Jan. 2/4 They do not relate to the franchisal rights of the corporation.
1897 F. W. Maitland Domesday Bk. & Beyond 80 With feudal justice therefore we contrast ‘franchisal’ justice.
1924 Eng. Hist. Rev. 39 643 The right of holding a court which over and above the powers which were imminent in feudal lordship exercised franchisal ones, including the assize of bread and ale and cognizance of blood-shedding.
1954 Bull. Inst. Hist. Res. 27 31 There was no court, royal, communal or franchisal, which did not come within the purview of the central courts of common law.
2004 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Post-Gaz. (Nexis) 16 Dec. d1 Steelers history will not necessarily judge this first edition of the Big Ben Era on what fates await it a month from now. So where does it belong in the franchisal pantheon?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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