Definitions for: 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)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Benjamin Franklin, John Hope Franklin

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

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