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Cordelier
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A Franciscan; - so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
(2):
(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cordelier'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cordelier.html. 1828.