cordelier

Noun

Cor=de=lier

CIDE DICTIONARY

cordelier, n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.].

A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

cordelier, n. a Franciscan friar of the strict rule (wearing a knotted cord round the waist).

Etymology

ME f. OF f. cordele dimin. of corde CORD