Definition of frank
(Entry 1 of 5)
1
: marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression
a frank reply
2a
: unmistakably evident
frank materialism
b
: clinically evident and unmistakable
frank pus
frank
verb
franked; franking; franks
Definition of frank (Entry 2 of 5)
1a
: to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing
b
: to mail free
c
: to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage
2
: to enable to pass or go freely or easily
frank
noun (1)Definition of frank (Entry 3 of 5)
1a
: the signature of the sender on a piece of franked mail serving in place of a postage stamp
b
: a mark or stamp on a piece of mail indicating postage paid
c
: a franked envelope
2
: the privilege of sending mail free of charge
frank
noun (2)Definition of frank (Entry 4 of 5)
Frank
noun (3)Definition of Frank (Entry 5 of 5)
: a member of a West Germanic tribal confederacy that entered the Roman provinces in a.d. 253, occupied the Netherlands and most of Gaul, and established themselves along the Rhine
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The first known use of frank was before the 12th century
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