Cordelier
[ kawr-dl-eer ]
/ ˌkɔr dlˈɪər /
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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.
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Words nearby Cordelier
cord blood, cord cutter, corded, Cordele, Cordelia, Cordelier, Cordeliers, cordelle, cord foot, cordgrass, cordial
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Cordelier
/ (ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪə) /
noun
RC Church a Franciscan friar of the order of the Friars Minor
Word Origin for Cordelier
C19: from Old French cordelle, literally: a little cord, from the knotted cord girdles that they wear
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