## Meanings
1. The right to sell a company's products or services in a particular area, or a business run under such a right.
2. A series of films, books, or games set in the same world.
3. The right to vote in elections.

## Examples
- He bought a McDonald's franchise in his hometown.
- The Star Wars franchise has earned billions of dollars.
- It is important to exercise your franchise by voting.

## Derived Forms
- disfranchise
- effranchise
- franchisability
- franchisable
- franchisal
- franchisee
- franchiser
- franchisor
- microfranchise
- nonfranchise
- subfranchise

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: franchisen
- Root: franchir

## Etymology
From Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank.

## AI Etymology
Franchise comes from Middle English franchisen, fraunchisen, from Old French franchir (stem franchiss-, “to set free”), from franc (“free”). More at frank. The historical chain includes franchisen (Middle English) and franchir (Old French). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as disfranchise, effranchise, franchisability, and franchisable. In present use it covers the right to sell a company's products or services in a particular area, or a business run under such a right, a series of films, books, or games set in the same world, and the right to vote in elections.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce
- Law & Government

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