FRANKLIN


Meaning of FRANKLIN in English

ˈfraŋklə̇n noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English frankeleyn, fraunkeleyn, from Anglo-French fraunclein, from Old French franc, fraunc free + -lenc, -layn, -lein -ling — more at frank , chamberlain

: a substantial landowner of 14th and 15th century England who is of free but not noble birth

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