Franklin
['fræŋklɪn]
Definition
(noun.) a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth.
(noun.) printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790).
(noun.) United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915).
Typist: Nadine--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) An English freeholder, or substantial householder.
Edited by Edward
Definition
n. an old English freeholder free from feudal servitude to a subject-superior.
Editor: Tracy
Examples
- Mr. Godfrey had some brandy and soda-water, Mr. Franklin took nothing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If you have got the value of the stone in your pocket, answered Mr. Franklin, say so, Betteredge, and in it goes! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- My bad night made it late in the morning, before I could get to Mr. Franklin Blake. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She suffered Mr. Franklin to lead her back into the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Walk in, Mr. Franklin, he said, opening the door behind him, with his quaint old-fashioned bow. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Talking of mysteries, by-the-bye, says Mr. Franklin, dropping his voice, I have another word to say to you before you go to the stables. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Mr. Franklin's letter I sent to him in the library--into which refuge his driftings had now taken him for the second time. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I burn with indignation, and I ache with fatigue, was the way Miss Rachel summed it up, when I think of Franklin Blake. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And she is mortally offended with Mr. Franklin Blake. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The same, Mr. Franklin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He made up to Mr. Franklin, who received him, I must own, haughtily enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- His grandson, Samuel Franklin, is still living in Boston. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- If Dr. Franklin did not aspire after the splendour of eloquence, it was only because the demonstrative plainness of his manner was superior to it. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Nothing of the sort, says Mr. Franklin. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- About a month before this period, some ingenious Frenchman had completed the discovery in the manner originally proposed by Dr. Franklin. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Ay, but, said Wamba, your chivalrous excellency will find there are more fools than franklins among us. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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