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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Franc

/(frăṉk)/ · IPA /ˈfɹæŋk/
01 n. A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is [in 19…
  1. 1.
    A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and Swizerland. It is [in 1900] equivalent to about nineteen cents American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100 centimes.