Actually, it's the late 14th century that brought us the word franc, from the Middle Latin Francorum Rex"King of the Franks", which was inscribed upon the golden coins first made during the reign of Jean le Bon (1350-64).
in old French 'franc' meant 'free'in old French 'franc' meant 'free'
in old French 'franc' meant 'free'
'Franc' orignally comes from the tribe name 'franks' , which meant 'free' in their Germanic language. It gave the words France (land of the Franks), français (French), franchise (same word in English).
there is no such thing as a 2500 old French Franc. The first French franc was created on the 5th of December, 1360.
FRANC
A franc
Headstrong, in Old French, is "testu."
The French word is 'estincelle' meaning tinsel
Before the Euro, the French used the French franc. It was phased out in 2001.
Capon is an old adjective meaning "coward" in French.
The word deriving from the French hotel, and then from the Old French hostel, meaning "a lodging".
It is from an old French word 'desport' meaning 'pastime or recreation'