CINCINNATUS, THE ORDER OF

CINCINNATUS, THE ORDER OF
   an American order founded by officers of the revolutionary army at its dissolution in 1753; was denounced by Franklin as anti-republican in its spirit and tendency; it still survives in a feeble way; the order is hereditary.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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