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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Frān'chīse, n. p. 540Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. [Obs.] Spenser. 2. (Law.) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an immunity…Frăn'chīse, v. t. p. 540To make free; to enfranchise. Shak.Frän'chīse-ment, n. p. 540Release; deliverance; freedom. Spenser.Frän'çic, a. p. 540Pertaining to the Franks or French.Fran-cis'can, a. p. 540(Rom. Cath.) Belonging to the order of St. Francis. Franciscan Brothers, pious laymen who devote themselves to useful works, such as manual-labor schools, and other educational institutions;—called…Fran-cis'ean, n. p. 540(Rom. Cath.) A monk of the order of St. Francis, founded in 1209. They are called also Gray Friars and Friars Minor.Frăn'ço-lĭn, n. p. 540(Ornith.) A species of partridge, characterized by having strong spurs, inhabiting both Europe and Asia; the Francolinus vulgaris.Frän'gent, a. p. 540Causing fractures; breaking. [Rare.] H. Walpole.Frän'gi-bil'i-ty, n. p. 540The state or quality of being frangible. Fox.Frän'gi-ble, a. p. 540Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken. Boyle.Frän'çi-pāne, n. p. 540A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds; also, a perfume of jasmine. Simmonds.Frăn'gi-păn'ni, n. p. 540A perfume derived from, or imitating, the odor of a flower produced by a West India tree of the genus Plumeria.Frăn'ion, n. p. 540A paramour; a boon companion. [Obs.] Spenser.Fränk, a. p. 540Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, or the like; free. [Rare.] L’Estrange. 2. Free in uttering real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; open; ingenuous. 3. Liberal; generous; not…Frānk, v. t. p. 541To send by public conveyance free of expense; as, to frank a person to London. Dickens. 2. To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, packet, &c.Frānk, n. p. 541A letter free of postage, or of charge for sending by mail; also, that which makes a letter free, as the signature of a person possessing the privilege. I have said so much, that, if I had not a…Frănk, n. p. 541A sty for swine; a pig-sty; a hogpen. [Obs.] Shak.Frănk, v. t. p. 541To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten. Shak.Frānk, n. p. 541One of the German tribes inhabiting Franconia, who in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France. 2. An inhabitant of Western Europe; a European;—a term used…Frānk'al-moigne', n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs. Burrill.Frānk'-chāse, n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase. Burrill.Frānk'-fee, n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) A species of tenure in fee-simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold. Burrill.Frank-in'cense or Frānk'in-cense, n. p. 541A dry, resinous substance, produced by the Norway spruce, the Abies excelsa; anciently, an odorous resin produced by the Boswellia thurifera and allied species in Western India and Africa; the…Frănk'ish, a. p. 541Relating to the Franks. Verstegan.Frānk'-law, n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness; one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common law.Frānk'lin, n. p. 541An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.] First let me introduce you to the franklin, a small land-holder of those days. J. Stephens.Frānk'lin-ite, n. p. 541(Min.) A mineral compound of iron, zinc, and manganese, found in New Jersey, and named from its locality, Franklin Furnace, in the town of Hamburg, N. J. Dana.Fränk'ly, adv. p. 541In a frank manner; openly; ingenuously; liberally; freely. Very frankly he confessed his treason. Shak. When they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Luke vii. 42. Syn.—Openly…Frānk'-mār/riage, n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a person, together with a wife, and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten. [Obs.] Blackstone.Frānk'ness, n. p. 541The quality of being frank; candor; openness; ingenuousness; fairness; liberality.Frānk'plēdge, n. p. 541(O. Eng. Law.) (a.) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen; a member of an ancient decenary, tithing, or friborg in England, being a pledge for the good conduct of the others, for the…Frānk'-tĕn'/e-ment, n. p. 541(Eng. Law.) A free tenement, freeholding, or freehold; either the tenure or the estate. Burrill.Frăn’tic, a. p. 541Mad; raving; furious; outrageous; wild and disorderly; distracted;—said of persons. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed. Shak. 2. Characterized by violence, fury, and disorder; noisy; wild…Frăn’tic-al-ly, adv. p. 541Madly; distractedly; outrageously.Frăn’tie-ly, adv. p. 541Frantically. Shak.Frān’tic-ness, n. p. 541The condition or quality of being frantic; madness; distraction.Frăn'zy, n. p. 541Frenzy. [Obs.] John Taylor, 1630.Frăp, v. t. p. 541(Naut.) To draw together, with a view to secure and strengthen, often by a rope going around; to undergird; as, to frap a tackle, sail, or vessel. Totten.Frāpe, n. p. 541A crowd; a rabble. [Obs.] Nares.Frăp'ler, n. p. 541A blusterer; a rowdy. [Obs.] “Impolished, a frapler, and base.” B. Jonson.Fra-tẽr'nal, a. p. 541Pertaining to brethren; becoming brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace. “Fraternal love and friendship.” Addison. A war fit for Cain to be the leader of— An abhorred, a…Fra-tẽr'nal-ly, adv. p. 541In a fraternal manner.Fra-tēr'nāte, v. i. p. 541To fraternize. [Rare.]Frā'ter-nā'tion or Frā'ter-nism, n. p. 541Fraternization. [Rare.]Fra-tēr'ni-ty, n. p. 541The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly; brotherhood. 2. A body of men associated for their common interest, business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a society; a community of…Frā’ter-nī-zā’tion, n. p. 541The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers. Burke.Frā'ter-nīze or Fra-tēr'nīze, v. i. p. 541To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings. Carlyle.Frā'ter-nīz'er, n. p. 541One who fraternizes. Burke.Frā'trage, n. p. 541(Law.) A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin. [Obs.]Frāt'ri-çi'dal, a. p. 541Pertaining to, or involving, fratricide.Frāt'ri-çīde, n. p. 541The crime of murdering a brother. 2. One who murders or kills a brother.Fraud, n. p. 541Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem; deceit; trick. If success…Fraud'ful, a. p. 541Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; treacherous; trickish; — applied to persons or things. Servants are false, fraudful, foul. I. Taylor.Fraud'ful-ly, adv. p. 541In a fraudful manner; with intention to deceive and gain an undue advantage; trickishly; treacherously.Fraud'less, a. p. 541Free from fraud.Fraud'less-ly, adv. p. 541In a fraudless manner.Fraud'less-ness, n. p. 541State of being fraudless.Fraud'ū-lence or Fraud'ū-len-cy, n. p. 541The quality of being fraudulent; deceitfulness; trickishness. Hooker.Fraud'ū-lent, a. p. 541Using fraud in making contracts; trickish. 2. Containing, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud; as, a fraudulent bargain. 3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent conquest. Milton. Syn.…Fraud'ū-lent-ly, adv. p. 541In a fraudulent manner; by deceit; by artifice or imposition.