nonfranchise

English

Etymology

non- +‎ franchise

Adjective

nonfranchise (not comparable)

1. Not belonging to a franchise.
   • 2015 September 9, Manohla Dargis, “Hooray for Hollywood! (No, Really.)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     And it’s often noted that middle-sized nonfranchise movies are being squeezed almost out of existence, that the industry is split between the very big — the globally released, audience-gobbling franchises — and the very small, which increasingly means movies that will be streamed and downloaded more than they are seen in theaters.