franklin
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- //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.
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historiqueA 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[.]
Étymologie
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.
Formes
- pluriel
- 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.