"franion" meaning in English

See franion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: franions [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} franion (plural franions)
  1. (obsolete) A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-franion-en-noun-5zF20C2H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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