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Carolus

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K EH1 R AH0 L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Latin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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3

noun

Meaning 3

king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Charlemagne, Charles, Charles I, Charles the Great

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Carolingian, Carlovingian, Holy Roman Emperor

History

Etymology

From Latin Carolus, Latinized form of the personal name Charles. This surname is mostly found in South Africa.

From Carolus, Latin for Charles. Doublet of Charles.