Ripuarian
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.
a Ripuarian Frank.
Origin of Ripuarian
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How to use Ripuarian in a sentence
He began with the most powerful of the tribes, the Ripuarian Franks.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times | Francois Pierre Guillaume GuizotThe later law of the Ripuarian Franks treats it more distinctly from the former point of view.
The Common Law | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.From the end of the fifth century Cologne belonged to the Franks and was long occupied by the Ripuarian kings.
Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera | Charles M. Taylor, Jr.Among the Ripuarian Franks, a free woman thus disgracing herself, was girt with a sword and a distaff.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 | John Lothrop Motley
British Dictionary definitions for Ripuarian
/ (ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən) /
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
a Ripuarian Frank
Origin of Ripuarian
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