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merovingian
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun merovingian has 2 senses
- merovingian(n = noun.person) Array - a member of the Merovingian dynasty; Array is a member of merovingian, merovingian dynasty
- merovingian(n = noun.group) merovingian dynasty - a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750; Array is a kind of dynasty
is a kind of crowned head, monarch, sovereign
Adjective merovingian has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
merovingian, a. [From Merovaeus, the Latin name of a king of the Franks.].
Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
merovingian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis and reigning in Gaul and Germany c.500-750.
--n. a member of this dynasty.
--adj. of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis and reigning in Gaul and Germany c.500-750.
--n. a member of this dynasty.
Etymology
F m{eacute}rovingien f. med.L Merovingi f. L Meroveus name of the reputed founder
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