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Webster
1913
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Franion
Fran′ion
,
Noun.
[Perh. from F.
fainéant
an idler.]
A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow.
[Obs.]
Spenser.
Webster
1828
Edition
Franion
FRAN'ION
,
Noun.
A paramour, or a boon companion. [Not used.]
Definition
2024
franion
franion
English
Noun
franion
(
plural
franions
)
(
obsolete
)
A
cheerful
,
frivolous
person, a silly man; a loose woman.
1590
, Edmund Spenser,
The Faerie Queene
, II.ii:
Might not be found a franker
franion
, / Of her lewd parts to make companion [...].
Etymology
Origin uncertain.
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