Definition of franchised:
(n) :
The authorization granted by a company to sell or distribute its goods or services in a certain area.
(n) :
A business operating under such authorization, a franchisee.
(n) :
A right or privilege officially granted to a person, a group of people, or a company by a government.
(n) :
The loose collection of fictional works pertaining to a particular fictional universe, including literary, film, or television series from various sources, generally when all authorized by a copyright holder or similar authority.
(n) :
(sports) The collection of organizations in the history of a sports team; the tradition of a sports team as an entity, extending beyond the contemporary organization.
(v) :
(transitive) To confer certain powers on; grant a franchise to; authorize.