Definition of franc

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Franc (a.) A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is equivalent to about nineteen cents, or ten pence, and is divided into 100 centimes..

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Greengage :: Greengage (n.) A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after the queen of Francis I. See Gage..
Native :: Native (n.) One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of France..
Franchise :: Franchise (v. t.) To make free; to enfranchise; to give liberty to.
Mont De Piete :: Mont de piete () One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house..
Together :: Together (prep.) In concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made war upon France together..
Gallicanism :: Gallicanism (n.) The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of the national church..
Canton :: Canton (n.) A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement..
French :: French (a.) Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
Pyrenean :: Pyrenean (a.) Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain..
Oriflamme :: Oriflamme (n.) The ancient royal standard of France.
Provencial :: Provencial (a.) Of or pertaining to Provence in France.
Caen Stone :: Caen stone () A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen, France..
Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..
Affranchisement :: Affranchisement (n.) The act of making free; enfranchisement.
Proven/al :: Proven/al (n.) A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.
Breton :: Breton (n.) A native or inhabitant of Brittany, or Bretagne, in France; also, the ancient language of Brittany; Armorican..
Nonuser :: Nonuser () Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise or to assert a right.
Monopoly :: Monopoly (n.) The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France..
Hotel :: Hotel (n.) In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth..
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