01 n. A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
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A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.(Eccl. Hist.)
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A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.(Fr. Hist.)