- Carlovingian
- adjective Etymology: French carlovingien, from Medieval Latin Carlus Charles + French -ovingien (as in mérovingien Merovingian) Date: 1781 Carolingian
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Carlovingian
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Carlovingian — Car lo*vin gi*an, a. [F. Carlovingen.] Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne; as, the Carlovingian race of kings. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Carlovingian — 1781, from Fr. Carlovingien; see CAROLINGIAN (Cf. Carolingian) … Etymology dictionary
Carlovingian — [kär΄lə vin′jē ən] adj., n. CAROLINGIAN … English World dictionary
Carlovingian Schools — • Established under the Merovingian Kings, a school, scola palatina, the chroniclers of the eighth century styled it for the training of the young Frankish nobles in the art of war and in the ceremonies of the court Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
Carlovingian dynasty — noun a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne s father that ruled from 751 to 987 • Syn: ↑Carolingian dynasty • Hypernyms: ↑dynasty • Member Meronyms: ↑Carolingian, ↑Carlovingian … Useful english dictionary
Carlovingian — /kahr leuh vin jee euhn/, adj., n. Carolingian. * * * … Universalium
Carlovingian — The adjective used for the dynasty of Charlemagne; however Carolingian is now preferred. [< Lat. Carolus = Charles] … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Carlovingian — n. member of the Carolingian dynasty adj. Carolingian; of or pertaining or relating to the Carolingian dynasty … English contemporary dictionary
Carlovingian — [ˌkα:lə(ʊ) vɪndʒɪən] adjective &noun another term for Carolingian. Origin from Fr. carlovingien, from Karl Charles , on the pattern of mérovingien Merovingian … English new terms dictionary
carlovingian — car·lo·vin·gi·an … English syllables
