frank·lin /ˈfræŋklən/
富蘭克林
Frank·lin n. An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.]
The franklin, a small landholder of those days. --Sir J. Stephen.
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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