Found 2 items, similar to franklin.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Franklin Franklin n 1: United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) [syn: John Hope Franklin] 2: 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) [syn: Benjamin Franklin] 3: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
English → English (gcide) Definition: Franklin Franklin \Frank"lin\, n. [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus. See Frank, a.] An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] The franklin, a small landholder of those days. --Sir J. Stephen. [1913 Webster]