Carlovingian

//kɑː.ləˈvɪn.dʒɪ.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Dated form of Carolingian alt-of, dated

    "The kings of the Line of the Carlouingians wore not their haire long, nor ſo braided & curled, as the Merouingians did, who had brought the faſhion out of other countries; although the ſonnes of the Carlouingian Kings continued to claime their ſhares in the title of the kingdome."

  2. 2
    a member of the Carolingian dynasty wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Dated form of Carolingian alt-of, dated, not-comparable

    "The kings of the Line of the Carlouingians wore not their haire long, nor ſo braided & curled, as the Merouingians did, who had brought the faſhion out of other countries; although the ſonnes of the Carlouingian Kings continued to claime their ſhares in the title of the kingdome."

Example

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"The kings of the Line of the Carlouingians wore not their haire long, nor ſo braided & curled, as the Merouingians did, who had brought the faſhion out of other countries; although the ſonnes of the Carlouingian Kings continued to claime their ſhares in the title of the kingdome."

Etymology

From Middle French Carlovingien, a misconstruction of Carlingien, using Medieval Latin Carlus + -ovingien extracted from Merovingien, instead of Carlinge + -ien.

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