单词 | franchisement |
释义 | franchisementn. 1. The action or an act of setting free or investing with a franchise; the state or fact of being enfranchised; = enfranchisement n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > liberation > [noun] liberation?a1475 remission?a1475 freeing1492 redeliverya1513 solutiona1513 enfranchising1528 assertion1552 franchising1552 franchisement1562 affranchisement1608 enfranchisementa1616 1562 G. Legh Accedens of Armory f. 128 The fraunchisement [of Couentrie] was graunted to her vpon condicion, yt she should ride naked through ye same citie. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. xi. sig. X6v Artegall..Went..To worke Irenaes franchisement . View more context for this quotation ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads v. 375 He could scarce enjoy The benefit of franchisement. 1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres vii. 203 Thus the Swedes got a great Citie upon the Danube..which Towne was formerly wont to boast it selfe of Franchisement, and to enjoy the like priviledges as doe the other Hauns Townes in Germany. 1755 J. N. Scott Bailey's Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (new ed.) at Aliturgesy A franchisement, or exemption from any public office or charge. 1794 J. Gifford Reign Louis XVI 318 Personal service having been almost general throughout Europe..many franchisements had taken place, where personal service had been commuted for quit-rents. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. I. vi. 49 Till..the..superior court shall see cause to restore him to his franchisement or freedom again. 1872 N.Y. Herald 3 June 8/2 She attributed to the church and clergy many of the obstacles to the franchisement of women. 1921 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 31 329 All the great measures for the uplift of mankind like the Education Acts, Factory Legislation, franchisement of millions of men, have been the result of state activity. 1993 States News Service (Nexis) 4 Feb. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle would like to display this as a franchisement for a greater number of eligible Americans. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of specific class, person, or place > [noun] > privilege or exceptional right privilegeeOE freedomeOE freelagec1225 liberty1404 freedomship1583 franchisement1781 1781 Ann. Reg. 1779 State Papers 416/1 His Christian Majesty, in making reprisals, would also limit the franchisements of the ships of this state. 1792 E. J. Eyre Two Bills (ed. 2) 9 Ministers aim at a blow, Our rights and franchisements at once to o'erthrow; That this bill is most certainly meant to enslave us, Tho' all honest men see 'tis needful to save us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1562 |
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