noun🔗ShareFranc-tenancierA freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry."In the medieval village, Thomas, a franklin, owned a substantial farm but lacked the noble lineage and title of the lord of the manor. "Dans le village médiéval, Thomas, un franc-tenancier, possédait une ferme importante, mais il n'avait pas la lignée noble ni le titre du seigneur du manoir.propertyhistorypersonsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading