Cordelier

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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