Carolingian

Meanings

Adjective

• Of or pertaining to the dynasty that ruled parts of western Europe from the 7th to the 9th centuries.
• A style of script: Carolingian minuscule

Noun

• Any member of a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the seventh century.

Origin

• An eponym from Charles Martel, Frankish statesman and grandfather of Charlemagne. Reshaping of earlier Carlovingian.