Cordelier
Pronunciation : Cor`de*lier" (kr`dlr")
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.]
Definition : 1. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.
2. (Fr. Hist.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913