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111disenfranchise — disenfranchisement /dis en fran chuyz meuhnt, chiz /, n. /dis en fran chuyz/, v.t., disenfranchised, disenfranchising. to disfranchise. [1620 30; DIS 1 + ENFRANCHISE] * * * …
112franchise — franchisable, adj. franchisability, n. franchisement /fran chuyz meuhnt, chiz /, n. /fran chuyz/, n., v., franchised, franchising. n. 1. a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to… …
113Crassus, Lucius Licinius — born 140 died 91 BC Roman lawyer and politician. He is regarded, with Marcus Antonius (b. 143 d. 87), as one of the greatest Latin orators before Marcus Tullius Cicero and is portrayed in Cicero s De oratore (55 BC). Made consul in 95, he… …
114Catulus, Quintus Lutatius — ▪ Roman general [died 86 BC] died 86 BC Roman general, at first a colleague and later a bitter enemy of the politically powerful commander Gaius Marius. As consul with Marius in 102, Catulus was sent to hold the passage of the Alps… …
115de Klerk, F.W. — ▪ president of South Africa in full Frederik Willem de Klerk born March 18, 1936, Johannesburg, S.Af. politician who as president of South Africa (1989–94) brought the apartheid system of racial segregation to an end and negotiated a… …
116Greek Church — • Details the history and various divisions of the church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greek Church Greek Church † …
117Masonry (Freemasonry) — Masonry (Freemasonry) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry) The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition; II. Origin and Early History; III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit; IV.… …
118franchise — fran·chise / fran ˌchīz/ n [Anglo French, literally, freedom, liberty, from Middle French, from franchir to free, from Old French franc free] 1: a special right or privilege granted by the government to an individual, group, or business entity:… …
119grant — 1 vt 1: to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari 2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey …
120let — vb let, let·ting vt 1: to offer or grant for rent, lease, or hire: lease may not be alienated, let, or encumbered corporeal things may be let out 2: to assign esp. after bids were att …
