About The Word Cordelier
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Cordelier
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What's The Definition Of Cordelier?Synonyms | Synonyms for Cordelier: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cordelier: See Also | Cordelier In Webster's Dictionary \Cor`de*lier"\ (k?r`d??l?r"), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel,
F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See {Cord}.]
1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from
the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the
time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat
were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in
Paris.
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