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Webster 1913 Edition


Franion

Fran′ion

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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

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Noun.
A paramour, or a boon companion. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


franion

franion

English

Noun

franion (plural franions)

  1. (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 [...].