franklin
Substantivhäufig in Dialogen
- //ˈfɹæŋk.lɪn//
A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
Substantiv
- 1
historischA freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
Orlando Boop insisted on crowding in higher up between a franklin and a jongleur[.]
Herkunft
From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from Old French fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *Frankō (“Frank”, literally “freeman”) + Old French -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.
Formen
- Plural
- franklins
franklin · A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
Franklin · A surname transferred from the nickname.frankly · In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may…Franks · A surname.