A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
Use in sentences of CORDELIER
Meaning of CORDELIER in English
A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
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.