Côr'de-liêr', n.

noun

(kôr'de-leer'), n. [Fr., from O. Fr. cordel, N. Fr. cordeau, from corde, string, rope, or girdle worn by that order. See CORD.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order founded by St. Francis; a Gray friar.

The Cordeliers wear a thick gray cloth cloak, with a girdle of rope or cord, tied with three knots.