Ripuarian

[ rip-yoo-air-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them.

noun
  1. a Ripuarian Frank.

Origin of Ripuarian

1
1775–85; <Medieval Latin Ripuāri(us) + -an

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Ripuarian

/ (ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən) /


adjective
    • of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century near Cologne along the Rhine

    • of or designating their code of laws

noun
  1. a Ripuarian Frank

Origin of Ripuarian

1
C18: from Medieval Latin Ripuārius, perhaps from Latin rīpa a river bank

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