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cordelier
CIDE DICTIONARY
cordelier, n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.].
- A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cordelier, n. a Franciscan friar of the strict rule (wearing a knotted cord round the waist).
Etymology
ME f. OF f. cordele dimin. of corde CORD
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