Merovingian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Merovingian in British English:
UK [ˌmerəˈvɪndʒi:ən, -dʒən]
How to pronounce Merovingian in American English:
US [ˌmɛrəˈvɪndʒiən, -dʒən]
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- Noun:
- a member of the Merovingian dynasty
- a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its members
Word Origin
- Merovingian (adj.)
- 1690s, from French Mérovingien, from Medieval Latin Merovingi, "descendants of Meroveus," (mythical?) ancestor of the line of Frankish kings in Gaul (c.500-752) beginning with Clovis; Merovingi is a Latinization of his Germanic name (compare Old High German Mar-wig "famed-fight") with the Germanic patronymic suffix -ing.
Example
- 1. This was the name of three merovingian kings of the franks .
- 2. You 'll stay here until the merovingian says different .
- 3. You 're gonna stay right here until the merovingian says different .
- 4. Nearly all the gallican books of the later merovingian period , which are all that are left , contain many roman elements .
- 5. In truth , that church , during the merovingian period , testifies the same deference to the holy see as do all the others .