Re: Triad #71 - Franklin
GreyWolf

Tue Jan 26 17:30:10 1999
TopazOwl wrote,*p*:*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*p*A franklin is an English term used in the 1300's to 1400's.  *p*(1) a freeholder*br*(2) a free landowner but not a noble - ranked next below the gentry
Triad #71
TopazOwl
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Tue Jan 26 14:15:56 1999