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Cordelier

Cordelier noun: a Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor).

Noun

Cordelier (plural Cordeliers)

  1. A Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor)
  2. (historical) A member of the Cordeliers, a French populist club during the French Revolution, which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.

Forms of Cordelier

pluralCordeliers

Origin of Cordelier

French, related to corde (“rope”), from the girdle of knotted cord worn by the Franciscans.

Questions about Cordelier

What does Cordelier mean?
Cordelier means a Franciscan (member of the Order of Friars Minor).
What part of speech is Cordelier?
Cordelier is a noun.
What is the plural of Cordelier?
The plural of Cordelier is Cordeliers.

Words near Cordelier in the dictionary

  1. corded
  2. Corded Ware
  3. cordel
  4. Cordele
  5. Cordelia
  6. Cordelier
  7. cordeliere
  8. cordelieres
  9. Cordeliers
  10. cordeling
  11. cordelière

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