Enfranchise Definition
The word "franchise" is derived from the Anglo-French word meaning “liberty.” In Middle French, it is “Franchir”– to free. In Old French, it is “franc,” signifying free. The French term “Francis” means granting rights or power to a peasant or serf. The English term “enfranchise” is defined as empowering those who have no rights. The term “Royal Tithes” is the predecessor of royalties, and originated as the practice of certain English men (referred to as “freemen”) receiving a percentage of the land fees paid by serfs to nobility. Throughout history, franchising has promoted economic liberation, synergy, and opportunity, and has been true to its etymological roots – “freeing” commerce from many of the traditional chains that had bound it.