Franklin
pronunciation
How to pronounce Franklin in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Franklin in American English:
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- Noun:
- a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
Word Origin
- Franklin
- Middle English Frankeleyn, attested as a surname from late 12c., from Anglo-French fraunclein "freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth," from Old French franc "free" (see frank (adj.)); probably with the Germanic suffix also found in chamberlain. The Franklin stove (1787) so called because it was invented by U.S. scientist/politician Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). In early 19c., lightning rods often were called Franklins from his famous experiments with lightning in the 1750s.
Example
- 1. Franklin d. roosevelt interned japanese-americans during world war ii .
- 2. Franklin would doubtless have been impressed .
- 3. But that wasn 't enough for franklin .
- 4. Franklin said in a statement .
- 5. And ufc fighter rich franklin sleeps in one .