Cordelier

[ kawr-dl-eer ]

/ ˌkɔr dlˈɪər /

a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.

Cordeliers, a political club in Paris that met at an old Cordelier convent at the time of the French Revolution.

Origin of Cordelier

1350–1400; < Middle French; replacing Middle English cordeler. See cordelle, -er²

The poor Cordelier was so frightened that he could not speak, and answered never a word.

One Hundred Merrie And Delightsome Stories |Various
Till a Cordelier's Deputation actually went to examine, and found it—carried off again!

The French Revolution |Thomas Carlyle
Louis listened attentively to the Cordelier, and the friar's words sank deep into his mind.

The Boy Crusaders |John G. Edgar
One priest there is in Compiègne who takes no keep of his life, a cordelier.

A Monk of Fife |Andrew Lang

He was in constant fear of being poisoned, and had his food prepared by a Cordelier lay-brother.

The Jesuits, 1534-1921 |Thomas J. Campbell

Cordelier

/ (ˌkɔːdɪˈlɪə) /

RC Church a Franciscan friar of the order of the Friars Minor

C19: from Old French cordelle, literally: a little cord, from the knotted cord girdles that they wear