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Cordelier
[ kawr-dl-eer ]
noun
- a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.
- Cordeliers, a political club in Paris that met at an old Cordelier convent at the time of the French Revolution.
Cordelier
/ ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪə /
noun
- RC Church a Franciscan friar of the order of the Friars Minor
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cordelier1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cordelier1
C19: from Old French cordelle, literally: a little cord, from the knotted cord girdles that they wear
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Example Sentences
The magazine of the Cordelier was reached, and she and the Regent went up into the air together.
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There have been three duels, two deaths, and one captain of the Royal Roussillon turned cordelier for my sake.
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The visible sign of their understanding was the appearance in December of the Vieux Cordelier.
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Louis listened attentively to the Cordelier, and the friar's words sank deep into his mind.
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So spake Hebert in Cordelier Session; with vivats, till the roofs rang again.
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