Definitions for Merovingian
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1. Merovingiannoun

   a member of the Merovingian dynasty

2. Merovingian, Merovingian dynastyadjective

   a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750

3. Merovingianadjective

   of or relating to the Merovingian dynasty or its members

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1. Merovingiannoun

   One of a Salian Frankish dynasty that came to rule the Franks in a region (known as Francia in Latin) largely corresponding to ancient Gaul from the middle of the 5th century, and whose politics involved frequent civil warfare among branches of the family.

2. Merovingianadjective

   of or relating to this dynasty

3. Etymology: From mérovingien.

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1. Merovingian

   The Merovingian dynasty () was the ruling family of the Franks from the middle of the 5th century until 751. They first appear as "Kings of the Franks" in the Roman army of northern Gaul. By 509 they had united all the Franks and northern Gaulish Romans under their rule. They conquered most of Gaul, defeating the Visigoths (507) and the Burgundians (534), and also extended their rule into Raetia (537). In Germania, the Alemanni, Bavarii and Saxons accepted their lordship. The Merovingian realm was the largest and most powerful of the states of western Europe following the breaking up of the empire of Theodoric the Great. The dynastic name, medieval Latin Merovingi or Merohingii ("sons of Merovech"), derives from an unattested Frankish form, akin to the attested Old English Merewīowing, with the final -ing being a typical Germanic patronymic suffix. The name derives from King Merovech, whom many legends surround. Unlike the Anglo-Saxon royal genealogies, the Merovingians never claimed descent from a god, nor is there evidence that they were regarded as sacred. The Merovingians' long hair distinguished them among the Franks, who commonly cut their hair short. Contemporaries sometimes referred to them as the "long-haired kings" (Latin reges criniti). A Merovingian whose hair was cut could not rule, and a rival could be removed from the succession by being tonsured and sent to a monastery. The Merovingians also used a distinct name stock. One of their names, Clovis, evolved into Louis and remained common among French royalty down to the 19th century. The first known Merovingian king was Childeric I (died 481). His son Clovis I (died 511) converted to Christianity, united the Franks and conquered most of Gaul. The Merovingians treated their kingdom as single yet divisible. Clovis's four sons divided the kingdom among themselves and it remained divided—with the exception of four short periods (558–561, 613–623, 629–634, 673–675)—down to 679. After that it was only divided again once (717–718). The main divisions of the kingdom were Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy and Aquitaine. During the final century of Merovingian rule, the kings were increasingly pushed into a ceremonial role. Actual power was increasingly in the hands of the mayor of the palace, the highest-ranking official under the king. In 656, the mayor Grimoald I tried to place his son Childebert on the throne in Austrasia. Grimoald was arrested and executed, but his son ruled until 662, when the Merovingian dynasty was restored. When King Theuderic IV died in 737, the mayor Charles Martel continued to rule the kingdoms without a king until his death in 741. The dynasty was restored again in 743, but in 751 Charles's son, Pepin the Short, deposed the last king, Childeric III, and had himself crowned, inaugurating the Carolingian dynasty.

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1. merovingian

   The Merovingian refers to a powerful dynasty that ruled over the Franks, a collection of Germanic tribes, from the middle of the fifth century to the mid-eighth century in medieval Europe. Named after Merovech, one of the chieftains of the Franks, this term can also describe anything pertaining to this dynasty, its reign, or the region over which it ruled.

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1. Merovingianadjective

   of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France

2. Merovingiannoun

   one of the kings of this dynasty

3. Etymology: [From Merovaeus, the Latin name of a king of the Franks.]

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1. Merovingian

   mer-o-vin′ji-an, adj. pertaining to the first dynasty of Frankish kings in Gaul, named from Merwig, king of the western or Salian Franks (448-457), grandfather of Clovis.

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   The numerical value of Merovingian in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of Merovingian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Merovingian
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Merovingian
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merovingian
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Merovingian
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Merovingian