(a) To set free; --used fig.; (b) to liberate (a people or nation); (c) to allow (someone) freedom of choice.

(a) To exempt (someone from the power of God); free (someone from fear); rid (a day of bad weather); preserve (a body from decay); (b) to grant (someone) a special right or privilege; refl. to gain special rights or privileges; (c) to grant privileged status to (a church, monastery, town, university); fraunchised toun, a town possessing special rights in matters of taxation, self-government, etc.; (d) to make (someone) a freeman of a city or town; to receive (someone) into membership in a craft or guild; fraunchised man, a member of a craft or guild; ?also, a member of the corporation of a city, a citizen.

(a) To convert (land, an estate) into charterhold or freehold; (b) to free (an estate) from a lien or encumbrance; fig. to free from the claims of Satan; (c) to make (a manor) a sanctuary for criminals; (d) ~ togeder, to be under the jurisdiction of joint possessors.