Francus
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat. [from L. Fr. franc.] In old European law. Free. See infra. A freeman, (liber.) Spelman. A powerful man, (un homme puissant,) as distinguished from debilior persona, in the capitularies of the French kings. Esprit des Lois, liv.
30, c. 25.
A Frank. Spelman.
A Frenchman
Omnibus hominibus suis, Francis et Anglis; to all his subjects, French and English. A common expression in charters of the Anglo-Norman kings.