Licence (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">licence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(franchising is a kind of licencing)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for franchise that I've seen before include "Rights assigned by authorisation" , "The right to vote in elections" , "suffrage" , "rights of citizenship" , "For citizen, right" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">licence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for permit that I've seen before include "Allow; make possible" , "Warrant" , "Let - pass" , "Officially allow" , "Consent to, allow" .)