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The New Student's Reference Work/Franklin (freeholder)

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1829292The New Student's Reference Work — Franklin (freeholder)

Franklin, a term frequently found in English literature. It means a freeholder or substantial householder of the middle class. The word comes from the late Latin word Francus, meaning free. It is used by some of the older English writers to mean a host who voyage in 1845 in search, of the northwest passage is memorable.