Cordelier
Cordelier · Cordeliers
A FranciscanA Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor)
Meaning
2 sensesA Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor)
(historical)A member of the Cordeliers, a French populist club during the French Revolution, which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.
Origin
French, related to corde (“rope”), from the girdle of knotted cord worn by the FranciscansFrench, related to corde (“rope”), from the girdle of knotted cord worn by the Franciscans.
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Forms
plural: Cordeliers| Singular | Cordelier |
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See also
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