Cordelier

Definition of Cordelier

Cor`de`lier´ Pronunciation: kôr`dė`lēr´

n.	1.	(Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; - so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
	2.	(Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.

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