Part 4560

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Liberal; generous; profuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote><b>Frank</b> of civilities that cost them nothing. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.</def>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved; undisguised; sincere. See <er>Candid</er>, <er>Ingenuous</er>.</syn>

<h1>Frank</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Franked</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Franking</er>.]</wordforms> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To send by public conveyance free of expense.</def>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.</def>

<h1>Frank</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Frank</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to free of postage.</def> <-- = franking privelege -->

<blockquote>I have said so much, that, if I had not a <b>frank</b>, I must burn my letter and begin again. <i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Frank</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>franc</ets>. See <er>Frank</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A French coin. See <er>Franc</er>.</def>

<h1>Frankalmoigne</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank`al*moigne"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>franc</ets> free + Norm. F. <ets>almoigne</ets> alma, for <ets>almosne</ets>, F. <ets>aum\'93ne</ets>. See <er>Frank</er>, <tt>a.</tt>, and <er>Almoner</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>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; -- called also <altname>tenure by free alms</altname>.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Frank-chase</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"-chase`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Frank</ets> free + <ets>chase</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Frank-fee</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"-fee`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Frank</ets> free + <ets>fee</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of ancient demesne, or copyhold.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<h1>Frankfort black</h1> <Xpage=593>

<hw>Frank"fort black`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc.</def>

<i>McElrath.</i>