About The Word Franklin

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Franklin to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Franklin definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Franklin

Franklin Meaning & Definition
Franklin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Franklin?

[n] (England) a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
[n] printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; 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 remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
[n] United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Franklin: Benjamin Franklin | John Hope Franklin

Related Terms | Find terms related to Franklin:

See Also | American Revolutionary leader | author | historian | historiographer | landholder | landowner | man of science | pressman | printer | property owner | scientist | writer

Franklin In Webster's Dictionary

\Frank"lin\, n. [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See {Frank}, a.] An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. The franklin, a small landholder of those days. --Sir J. Stephen.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Toque ‐ a small round woman's hat [n] a tall white hat with a pouched…
  • Dinge ‐ make dingy [v] make a dent or impression in; "dinge a…
  • Wind ‐ the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old clock…
  • Hogan ‐ a Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the…
  • Oleander fern ‐ tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found…
  • Roughshod ‐ unjustly domineering; "incensed at the government's heavy-handed…
  • Fine-tooth comb ‐ a method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract…
  • Noose ‐ a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds…
  • Writ of right ‐ a writ ordering that land be restored to its…
  • Winged ‐ very fast; as if with wings; "on winged feet" [adj] having or…