'Cordelier' definitions:

Definition of 'Cordelier'

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Cordelier \Cor`de*lier"\ (k[^o]r`d[-e]*l[=e]r"), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.]
1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [1913 Webster]
2. (Fr. Hist.) 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. [1913 Webster]