2. Noun. (plural of frank) ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of frank) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Franks
1. frank [v] - See also: frank
Lexicographical Neighbors of Franks
Literary usage of Franks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"I. As the posterity of the franks compose one of the greatest and most enlightened
nations of Europe, the powers of learning and ingenuity have been ..."
2. The Spirit of Laws: Translated from the French of M. de Secondat, Baron de by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (1794)
"And can we from hence conclude, that the franks had any particular regard for
... The lefs the franks had to fear from the Romans, the lefs indulgence they ..."
3. The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard by Charles Forbes Montalembert, Aurélien Courson (1872)
"Character of the government of the franks in Gaul: equality of the Gauls and ...
The franks alone escape Arianism : they respect the liberty of religion. ..."
4. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1881)
"The other great Teutonic nations or confederacies of The franks. which we have
... We have now to trace the steps by which the franks gradually became the ..."
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