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  • 61free tenements — Tenement Ten e*ment, n. [OF. tenement a holding, a fief, F. t[ e]nement, LL. tenementum, fr. L. tenere to hold. See {Tenant}.] 1. (Feud. Law) That which is held of another by service; property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in… …

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  • 62free fishery — 1) a royal franchise or exclusive privilege of fishing in a public river. Compare common fishery and several fishery 2) slang for the pudendum …

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  • 63free fishery — The exclusive liberty of taking and killing fish in a public stream or river. By an express provision of Magna Charta no new franchise of this liberty could be granted by the crown. See 2 Bl Comm 417 …

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  • 64free warren — The liberty, franchise or royalty, derived from the crown, of taking or killing all inferior species of game, called beasts and fowls of warren. See 2 Bl Comm 417 …

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  • 65franchise stamp — noun : a postage stamp issued by some countries for use on free mail (as that of a charitable institution) …

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  • 66Warren (free) — Free warren mdash;often simply warren mdash;refers to a type of franchise or privilege conveyed by a sovereign in mediaeval England to a subject, promising to hold them harmless for killing game of certain species within a stipulated area,… …

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  • 67To make free with — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… …

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  • 68To sail free — Free Free (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} ( [ e]r); superl. {Freest} ( [e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre[ o], fr[=i]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[=i], G. frei, Icel. fr[=i], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr.… …

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  • 69Elective franchise — Franchise Fran chise (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem. franche, free. See {Frank}, a.] 1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a… …

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  • 70Chicago Cubs franchise history — The following is a franchise history of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, a charter member of the National League who started play in the National Association in 1870. The Chicago N.L. franchise is the only team to play continuously in… …

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