Not to be confused with Franklin County, Tennessee. Franklin is a city in and county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. Located about 21 miles south of Nashville, it is one of the principal cities of the Nashville metropolitan area. Since 1980 its population has increased more than fivefold and, based on its 2013 estimated population of 68,886, it is ranked as the seventh-largest city in Tennessee.
Purport(noun) design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor. Purport(noun) disguise; covering. Purport(noun) to intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
Distribute is the least specific: The government distributed land to settlers. Apportion and divide imply giving out portions, often equal, on the basis of a plan or purpose: The funds were apportioned to each school district. The estate will be divided among the heirs.