frank bank

noun

Free bench.

First used 16th–17th c.

Meanings

nounfrank bank (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablelawFree bench.First known use 16th–17th c.

Origin

  1. Anglo-Normanfranc banc
  2. Englishfrank bank

From Anglo-Norman franc banc.

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