/mer'euh vin"jee euhn, -jeuhn/ , adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Frankish dynasty established by Clovis, which reigned in Gaul and Germany from A.D. 476 to 751.
n.
2. a member or supporter of the Merovingian dynasty.
[ 1685-95; mérovingien, equiv. to méroving- ( Merewiowing offspring of Merewig, grandfather of Clovis) + -ien -IAN ]