franklin

frank·lin

a freeholder; specif., in England in the 14th-15th cent., a landowner of free but not noble birth, ranking just below the gentry

Origin of franklin

Middle English frankelein from Anglo-French fraunkelain from Medieval Latin francelengus from francus (see frank) + Germanic an unverified form -ling (see -ling)

Franklin

a masculine name

Origin of Franklin

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Franklin

1706-90; Am. statesman, scientist, inventor, & writer
1786-1847; Eng. arctic explorer

Franklin

former district of the Northwest Territories, Canada

Origin of Franklin

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franklin

noun

A medieval English freeholder of nonnoble birth holding extensive property.

Origin of franklin

Middle English frankelein from Anglo-Norman fraunclein from Anglo-Norman franc ; see frank ¹.

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Benjamin 1706–1790

American public official, scientist, inventor, and writer who fully established the distinction between negative and positive electricity, proved that lightning and electricity are identical, and suggested that buildings could be protected by lightning conductors. He also invented bifocal glasses, established the direction of the prevailing storm track in North America and determined the existence of the Gulf Stream.

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Noun

(plural franklins)

(obsolete except historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry.

Origin

From Middle English frankelein (“freeholder”), from Anglo-Norman fraunclein (“a landowner of free, but not noble birth”), from fraunc (“free”), from Frankish *Frank (“freeman”) + -lein (“-ling”), from Frankish *-linc (“-ling”), from Proto-Germanic *-lingaz. Cognate with Old High German Franko (“Frank”), Old High German -ling (“-ling”). More at frank, -ling.

Proper noun

A surname.
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, scientist, inventor, and diplomat, and one of the Founding Fathers.
A male given name transferred from the surname, partly in honor of Benjamin Franklin.
A town in Alabama
A town in Arkansas
A town in Connecticut
A village in Georgia, USA
A city in Idaho
A village in Illinois
A city in Indiana
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A city in Louisiana
A town in Maine
A rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada
A town in Massachusetts
A village in Michigan
A city in Minnesota
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A city in New Hampshire
A borough in New Jersey
One of two towns in New York
A town in North Carolina
A city in Ohio
A city in Pennsylvania
A municipality in Quebec
A township and a river in Tasmania
A city in Tennessee
A town in Vermont
A city in Virginia
A town in West Virginia
A city and a few towns in Wisconsin

Noun

(plural Franklins)

(US, informal) A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the portrait of Benjamin Franklin.

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franklin - Medical Definition

Rosalind Elsie 1920–1958

British x-ray crystallographer whose studies of DNA provided crucial information that led to the discovery of its spiral structure by Francis Crick and James D. Watson.

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