On Sat, Mar 08, 2003 at 09:50:05PM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Nope. You want this one, from WordNet (3): > > 3: a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group > by a government (especially the right to vote)
I'm fairly sure, though, that the word originally referred to Frankish citizenship, and the rights and benefits thereof. Richard Braakman
