Ripuarian

American  

[rip-yoo-air-ee-uhn] / ˌrɪp yuˈɛər i ən /

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.

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noun

1. a Ripuarian Frank.

Ripuarian British  

/ ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən /

adjective

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

   2. of or designating their code of laws

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noun

1. a Ripuarian Frank

Etymology

Origin of Ripuarian

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

Example Sentences

The later law of the Ripuarian Franks treats it more distinctly from the former point of view.

From The Common Law by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

From the end of the fifth century Cologne belonged to the Franks and was long occupied by the Ripuarian kings.

From Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera by Jr.

A Salian Frank himself, he joined to himself the Ripuarian Franks on the Lower Rhine, and made war on the Alemanni, who were planted on both sides of the river.

From Outline of Universal History by Fisher, George Park

After Sigebert and the Ripuarian Franks, came the Franks of Terouanne, and Chararic their king.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 1 by Guizot, M. (François)

In his expedition against the Arians, he had found a faithful ally in his relative Sighebert, the old and infirm king of the Ripuarian Franks.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 2 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole