Carolingian
FRANKISH NOBLE FAMILY FOUNDED BY CHARLES MARTEL
Carolingian Dynasty; Carolingians Dynasty; Carlovingian; Carlovingians; Carolinginas; Carolingia; Carolingian; Carolignian; Descendants of Charlemagne; Carolingians; Carolingian age; Carolingian period; Karlings; Karling; Carolingian France; House of Carolingian; Carolingians descended from Charles Martel; List of Carolingians descending from Charles Martel; Carolingian family; Carolings; Carolingian-era; List of Carolingians descended from Charles Martel; Carolingian-dynasty
[?kar?'l?nd???n]
(also Carlovingian)
¦ adjective
1. relating to or denoting the Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father (Pepin III), which ruled in western Europe from 750 to 987.
2. denoting a minuscule script developed in France during the time of Charlemagne, on which modern lower-case letters are largely based.
¦ noun a member of the Carolingian dynasty.
Origin
alt. of earlier
Carlovingian, by assoc. with med. L.
Carolus 'Charles'.