n.
Pronunciation: ˌ mer- ə - ' vin-j( ē -) ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: French mérovingien, from Medieval Latin Merovingi Merovingians, from Merovaeus Merowig † 458 Frankish founder of the dynasty
Date: 1687
: of or relating to the first Frankish dynasty reigning from about A.D. 500 to 751
– Merovingian noun