Francis

[fran-sis]

noun

1. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”

Francis

/ ˈfrɑːnsɪs /

noun

1. Dick , full name Richard Stanley Francis . 1920–2010, British thriller writer, formerly a champion jockey. His books include Dead Cert (1962), The Edge (1988), and Come to Grief (1995)

2. Sir Philip . 1740–1818, British politician; probable author of the Letters of Junius (1769–72). He played an important part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings (1788–95)

Example Sentences

The probe of Bash and Morgan’s rackets eventually led the ATF to investigate other members of the Aryan Brotherhood, including Kenneth “Kenwood” Johnson, Francis Clement and John Stinson.

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"It resembled the scene of an apocalypse movie", an MP in western Jamaica told Kingston-based journalist Kimone Francis of The Jamaica Gleaner.

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Francis described the night as "stressful" and "intense", marked by relentless heavy wind and rain.

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Across Jamaica's central parishes, Francis said, floodwaters rose to the roofs of two-storey homes.

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The study also briefly considers directed panspermia, a controversial idea proposed by Francis Crick and Leslie Orgel.

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