Franci

Fraunce hight Francia and Gallia also, and had first that name Francia of men of Germany, who were called Franci: and hath the Rhine and

Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus Robert Steele 1902

In the "Domesday Book," written by order of William, his people are termed "Franci"; on the Bayeux tapestry, embroidered soon after the Conquest, at the place where the battle is represented, the inscription runs: "Hic Franci pugnant" (Here fight the French).

A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand

What parts did Animal, Ma Franci, and others play in that fateful event?

Animal's People by Indra Sinha: Questions 2008

The list of my jealousies was endless; Ma Franci, the other nuns at the orphanage, Chukku the night watchman, women carrying pots on their heads, waiters balancing four plates per arm.

Excerpt: Animal's People by Indra Sinha 2008

Animal, Ma Franci, and Zafar conceive of "that night" and its repercussions in unique and specific ways.

Animal's People by Indra Sinha: Questions 2008

Now just turned seventeen and well schooled in street work, he lives by his wits, spending his days jamisponding (spying) on town officials and looking after the elderly nun who raised him, Ma Franci.

Animal's People: Summary and book reviews of Animal's People by Indra Sinha. 2008

Only mostly there wasn't any food plus really it isn't people just Ma Franci who says this, she doesn't even say it that way, what she says is tu étais si charmant, comme un petit ange méchant, which is how they talk in her country, plus I'm not really her son nor any kind of angel but it's true Ma's known me all my life, which is nearly twenty years.

Excerpt: Animal's People by Indra Sinha 2008

How many times did I tell Ma Franci, "I no longer want to be human," never did it sink in to that fucked-up brain of hers, or maybe she just didn't believe me, which you can understand, seeing it used to be when I caught sight of myself -- mirrors I avoid but there's such a thing as casting a shadow -- I'd feel raw disgust.

Excerpt: Animal's People by Indra Sinha 2008

So when there was a vacancy at the top of the State Division of Agriculture, she appointed a high school classmate, Franci Havemeister, to the $95,000-a-year directorship.

14 Important Science Questions 2008

I used to walk upright, that's what Ma Franci says, why would she lie?

Excerpt: Animal's People by Indra Sinha 2008