2. (LAw)
A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an immunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the right to vote.
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-Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the American people. W. H. Seward.
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3.
The district or jurisdiction to which a particular privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an asylum or sanctuary.
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-Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for criminals. London Encyc.
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4.
Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility. Franchise in woman. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Elective franchise, the privilege or right of voting in an election of public officers.
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