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franc [frangk; French frahn] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun, plural francs [frangks; French frahn] /fræŋks; French frɑ̃/. an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr. any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories, as Liechtenstein, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, equal to 100 centimes. a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III. a former monetary unit of Algeria, Guinea, and Morocco. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of franc 1350–1400; Middle English frank Old French franc, so called because the coin was first inscribed with the name of the king as Medieval Latin Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for franc Contemporary Examples of franc
In politics, there are inevitably issues that divide that coalition (Franc cited immigration as an example).
Heritage Foundation Admits: Dissent is Bad for Business
Noah Kristula-Green
February 17, 2012
If you always suspected that the Heritage Foundation wanted its policy work to toe an ideological line, Franc agrees with you!
Heritage Foundation Admits: Dissent is Bad for Business
Noah Kristula-Green
February 17, 2012
Franc notes that this is a “judgement call” but look at what Franc is saying here about the Heritage Foundation and conservatism.
Heritage Foundation Admits: Dissent is Bad for Business
Noah Kristula-Green
February 17, 2012
Historical Examples of franc
I gave her a spray of lilac, I remember, and you gave her a franc.
Alexander’s Bridge and The Barrel Organ
Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes
You can get a very excellent breakfast for a franc and a half.
Jacob Abbott
“We were in the franc tireurs of Dijon,” Ralph said, a little proudly.
G. A. Henty
They have not done any very great things, the franc tireurs.
G. A. Henty
This was what the commandant of the franc tireurs had hoped for, and expected.
G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for franc franc noun Also called: French franc the former standard monetary unit of France, most French dependencies, Andorra, and Monaco, divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002 the former standard monetary unit of Belgium (Belgian franc) and Luxembourg (Luxembourg franc), divided into 100 centimes; replaced by the euro in 2002 Also called: Swiss franc the standard monetary unit of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, divided into 100 centimes Also called: franc CFA, CFA franc, franc of the African financial community the standard monetary unit, comprising 100 centimes, of the following countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo the standard monetary unit of Burundi (Burundi franc), Comoros (Comorian franc), Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre; Congolese franc), Djibouti (Djibouti franc), Guinea (Guinea franc), Madagascar (franc malgache), Rwanda (Rwanda franc), and French Polynesia and New Caledonia (French Pacific franc) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for franc n.
French coin, late 14c., from Medieval Latin Francorum Rex “King of the Franks,” inscribed on gold coins first made during the reign of Jean le Bon (1350-64). An official monetary unit of France from 1795.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
