A frank

[frangk, frahngk; russian, frahnk; german frahngk] /fræŋk, frɑŋk; russian, frɑnk; german frɑŋk/
noun
anne, 1929–45, german jewish girl who died in belsen concentration camp in germany: her diaries about her family hiding from n-z-s in amsterdam (1942–44) published in 1947.
ilya mikhailovich
[ee-lyah myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /iˌlyɑ myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (show ipa), 1908–90, russian physicist: n-bel prize 1958.
leonhard
[ley-awn-hahrt] /ˈleɪ ɔn hɑrt/ (show ipa), 1882–1961, german novelist.
robert, born 1924, u.s. photographer and filmmaker, born in switzerland.
waldo, 1889–1967, u.s. novelist and social critic.
a male given name, form of francis or franklin.
frank
/fræŋk/
adjective
honest and straightforward in speech or att-tude: a frank person
outspoken or blunt
open and avowed; undisguised: frank interest
an obsolete word for free, generous
verb (transitive)
(mainly brit) to put a mark on (a letter, parcel, etc), either cancelling the postage stamp or in place of a stamp, ensuring free carriage see also postmark
to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an official mark or signature, indicating the right of free delivery
to facilitate or -ssist (a person) to come and go, p-ss, or enter easily
to obtain immunity for or exempt (a person)
noun
an official mark or signature affixed to a letter, parcel, etc, ensuring free delivery or delivery without stamps
the privilege, issued to certain people and establishments, ent-tling them to delivery without postage stamps
derived forms
frankable, adjective
franker, noun
frankness, noun
word origin
c13: from old french franc, from medieval latin francus free; identical with frank (in frankish gaul only members of this people enjoyed full freedom)
frank1
/fræŋk/
noun
a member of a group of west germanic peoples who spread from the east bank of the middle rhine into the roman empire in the late 4th century ad, gradually conquering most of gaul and germany. the franks achieved their greatest power under charlemagne
word origin
old english franca; related to old high german franko; perhaps from the name of a typical frankish weapon (compare old english franca javelin)
frank2
/dutch fraŋk/
noun
anne. 1929–45, german jewess, whose diary (1947) recorded the experiences of her family while in hiding from the n-z-s in amsterdam (1942–44). they were betrayed and she died in a concentration camp
robert. born 1924, us photographer and film maker, born in switzerland; best known for his photographic book the americans (1959)
frank
adj.

c.1300, “free, liberal, generous,” from old french franc “free (not servile), sincere, genuine, open, gracious; worthy” (12c.), from medieval latin franc “a freeman, a frank” (see frank). the connection is that only franks, as the conquering cl-ss, had the status of freemen. sense of “outspoken” first recorded in english 1540s.
n.

short for frankfurter, by 1916, american english. franks and beans attested by 1953.
v.

“to free a letter for carriage or an article for publication,” 1708, from shortened form of french affranchir, from the same source as frank (adj.). related: franked; franking.
frank

one of the germanic people that conquered celtic gaul from the romans c.500 c.e. and made it into france, from frankish -frank (cf. old high german franko, old english franca). the origin of the ethnic name is uncertain; it traditionally is said to be from the old germanic word -frankon “javelin, lance” (cf. old english franca), their preferred weapon, but the reverse may be the case. cf. also saxon, traditionally from root of old english seax “knife.” in the levant, this was the name given to anyone of western nationality (cf. feringhee).

frank (frānk)
adj. frank·er, frank·est
clearly manifest; clinically evident.
noun

a frankfurter; weenie (1920s+)