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adj
Of or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Being or relating to a style of minuscule script.
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noun
A member of the Carolingian dynasty.
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Synonyms: Caroling, Carling, Karling, Karoling
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adjective
of or relating to the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a member of the Carolingian dynasty
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Synonyms: Carlovingian
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Broader terms: sovereign, crowned head, monarch
Narrower terms: Charlemagne, Carolus, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great, Pepin, Pepin III, Pepin the Short
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh2-der. Proto-Germanic *karaz Proto-Germanic *karilaz Proto-West Germanic *karil Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-West Germanic *-ing Medieval Latin Carolingī Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Carolingian From Medieval Latin Carolingī (“Carolings (descendants of Charles Martel)”) [plural of Carolingus, from a Frankish patronymic ultimately composed of Proto-West Germanic *karil + *-ing] + -ian. Reshaping of earlier Carlovingian, from Middle French Carlovingien, itself a misconstruction of Carlingien. By surface analysis, Caroling + -ian.
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