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[franchiser] (1387-89)
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[franchiser] (1387-89)

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fraunchiser  (franchanser)  
  FEW:  frank *15/ii,163a / frank *3,163a Gdf:  franchiser 4,126b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  franc 1 (*)  DMF:  franchiser  TLF: ∅ OED:  franchise v.  MED:  fraunchisen v.  DMLBS:  franchiare 1000b

v.trans.

to admit (someone) to the freedom, privilege, franchise: 
( 1387-89 )  Item resceu pur fraunchiser Robert Wadeslé - .x. s.  Goldsmiths 226
( c.1390 )  si [...] acun fuller [...] subtrahe ou parloigne drap d’aucun homme [...] cely, si reviendra, sera franchanser [sic] de novell et ferra amendes a la partie q’il ad defraudé  YMB i 72

See also:

desfranchiser  disenfranchiser  enfranchiser  franc1  franchir  franchise 
This is an AND2 Phase 2 (F-H) entry. © 2006-2008 The Anglo-Norman Dictionary. All rights reserved. Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of the United Kingdom.
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