Meaning of Franklin in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈfræŋklən/

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  1. Noun

    Franklin

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Anglo-Latin francalanus, from francalis‘held without dues’, from francus‘free’ (see frank)

    Definitions

    1. United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
  2. 2. printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics

    Examples

    • « he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution »
    • « he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists »
    • « as a scientist he is »
  3. 3. a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth