franklin

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noun

Plural noun:

franklins

1.
(historical)A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.

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From Middle English frankelein (freeholder), from fraunclein (a landowner of free, but not noble birth), from Old French fraunc (free), from *Frankō (Frank) + Old French -lein (-ling), from *-ling (-ling). More at frank, -ling.