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| Mer·o·vin·gi·an [ mèrrə vínjee ən, mèrrə vínjən ] |
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of Frankish dynasty: belonging or relating to a dynasty of Frankish kings that was founded by Clovis I and reigned in Gaul and Germany from about ad 500 to 751
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noun (plural Mer·o·vin·gi·ans) |
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Merovingian king: a member of the Merovingian dynasty
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| [Late 17th century. < French mérovingien< Latin Meroveus "Merowig" (d. 458), grandfather of Clovis] |
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