| AFFRANCHISE | • affranchise v. (Transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service. • AFFRANCHISE v. to free from slavery or similar obligation. |
| AFFRIGHTENS | • affrightens v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affrighten. • AFFRIGHTEN v. to frighten, also AFFRIGHT. |
| CHIEFTAINRY | • chieftainry n. The role or status of chieftain. • CHIEFTAINRY n. the office of chieftain. |
| CLIFFHANGER | • cliffhanger n. (Narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. • cliffhanger n. (By extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for… • cliff-hanger n. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger. |
| ENFRANCHISE | • enfranchise v. To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically… • enfranchise v. (Property law, England & Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate. • ENFRANCHISE v. to admit to the privileges of a citizen and esp. to the right of suffrage. |
| FARTHINGALE | • farthingale n. (Historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women’s dresses; a hooped petticoat. • FARTHINGALE n. a skirt spreader. |
| FEATHERINGS | • featherings n. Plural of feathering. • FEATHERING n. the act of providing with feathers. |
| FISHERWOMAN | • fisherwoman n. A woman who fishes. • fisherwoman n. A woman whose profession is catching fish. • FISHERWOMAN n. a woman who fishes as an occupation or for pleasure. |
| FOREHANDING | • forehanding v. Present participle of forehand. • FOREHAND v. to play a shot forehand. |
| FOREMANSHIP | • foremanship n. The position of a foreman. • FOREMANSHIP n. the office of foreman. |
| FRANCHISEES | • franchisees n. Plural of franchisee. • FRANCHISEE n. one who receives a franchise. |
| FRANCHISERS | • franchisers n. Plural of franchiser. • FRANCHISER n. one who grants a franchise, also FRANCHISOR. |
| FRANCOPHILE | • francophile n. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile. • francophile adj. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile. • Francophile n. One who loves France, the French people, or French culture. |
| HEREINAFTER | • hereinafter adv. In the parts of this document, statement, or book that follow; after this. • HEREINAFTER adv. in the following part of this writing or document. |
| PATHFINDERS | • pathfinders n. Plural of pathfinder. • PATHFINDER n. one that discovers a way. |
| PINFEATHERS | • pinfeathers n. Plural of pinfeather. • PINFEATHER n. a feather not fully developed; esp. a rudimentary feather just emerging through the skin. |
| RAFFISHNESS | • raffishness n. The characteristic of being raffish. • RAFFISHNESS n. the state of being raffish. |
| RANKSHIFTED | • rankshifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of rankshift. • RANKSHIFT v. to shift or be shifted from one linguistic rank to another. |
| REFASHIONED | • refashioned v. Simple past tense and past participle of refashion. • REFASHION v. to fashion again. |
| WHARFINGERS | • wharfingers n. Plural of wharfinger. • WHARFINGER n. the keeper or owner of a wharf. |