Merovingian
adjective
Mer·o·vin·gian
ˌmer-ə-ˈvin-j(ē-)ən 
: of or relating to the first Frankish dynasty reigning from about a.d. 500 to 751
Merovingian
noun
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During the sixth century, France’s Merovingian kings looked from the island across what were still marshes and fields on the Left Bank toward the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
See it → 3,500-year-old shipwreck — one of world's oldest — sank carrying items in hot demand
The ring dated to the fifth or sixth centuries and matched a style worn by the Merovingian elite, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The ring dated to the fifth or sixth centuries and matched a style worn by the Merovingian elite, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
See it → 3,500-year-old shipwreck — one of world's oldest — sank carrying items in hot demand
The ring dated to the fifth or sixth centuries and matched a style worn by the Merovingian elite, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
The ring dated to the fifth or sixth centuries and matched a style worn by the Merovingian elite, the museum said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Merovingian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Merovingian. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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