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In the Kingdom of England from the 12th to 15th centuries, a franklin was a member of a certain social class or rank. In the Middle English period, a franklin was simply a freeman; that is, a man who was not a serf. In the feudal system under which people were tied to land which they did not own (or "own directly", etc.), serfs were in bondage to a…
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franklin class english free social middle man surname old 15th centuries feudal nobility england land derived one member modern also
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| esquire | instance of | Modern usageUnlike some other terms referring to social class or status in medieval England | 0.80 | text |
| gentleman | instance of | Modern usageUnlike some other terms referring to social class or status in medieval England | 0.80 | text |
| franklin has no modern usage other than as a historical reference to the Middle Ages.Several English surnames are thought to derive from this class of people | instance of | Modern usageUnlike some other terms referring to social class or status in medieval England | 0.80 | text |
| '-combe' | instance of | The various spellings gradually altered because of association with such common English placename suffixes | 0.80 | text |
| '-ham | instance of | The various spellings gradually altered because of association with such common English placename suffixes | 0.80 | text |
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