frank

frank
{{11}}frank (adj.) c.1300, "free, liberal, generous," from O.Fr. franc "free (not servile), sincere, genuine, open, gracious; worthy" (12c.), from M.L. Franc "a freeman, a Frank" (see FRANK (Cf. Frank)). The connection is that only Franks, as the conquering class, had the status of freemen. Sense of "outspoken" first recorded in English 1540s.
{{12}}frank (n.) short for FRANKFURTER (Cf. frankfurter), by 1916, Amer.Eng. Related: Franks. Franks and beans attested by 1953.
{{12}}frank (v.) "to free a letter for carriage or an article for publication," 1708, from aphetic form of Fr. affranchir, from the same source as FRANK (Cf. frank) (adj.). Related: Franked; franking.

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