FRANKLIN


Meaning of FRANKLIN in English

/frangk"lin/ , n. Eng. Hist.

(in the 14th and 15th centuries) a freeholder who was not of noble birth.

[ 1250-1300; ME fra ( u ) nkelin fraunclein, equiv. to fraunc free, FRANK 1 + -lein -LING 1 ; formed on the model of OF chamberlain CHAMBERLAIN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .