Cordelier


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Cordelier /ˌkɔːdəˈlɪə/
noun a Franciscan Observant.
– origin ME: from OFr., from cordelle ‘small rope’, dimin. of corde (see cord), from the knotted cord worn by the Cordeliers around the waist.
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