Re: Triad #71
Searles

Tue Jan 26 16:31:10 1999
Topaz,*p*A franklin is an English term from the late Merdieval period tharmeans a freeholder of nonnoble birth but with extensive property.*p*An "o/cthigern" is translated by the DIL as an inferior form of nobility.  The term is also used with "sub-chieftains."*p*I'll let you run with this ball.*p*Searles*p**br*TopazOwl wrote,*br*<snip>*br*:      My abridged little dictionary does not contain the word *br*: "franklin" (unless Benjamin preceeds it *br*: <g>). What is it? I realize it's some kind of *br*: trade...but, maybe approaching from another angle: what does *br*: "hócthigern" translate out as directly from the *br*: old Irish to modern English?*br*:*br*:      I have just noticed a pattern, and this will tell me if *br*: I'm correct or not...*br*:*br*: Leigh*br*
Triad #71
TopazOwl
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Tue Jan 26 14:15:56 1999