Austrasia
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At the death of his father in 714, Pippin’s widow Plectrude claimed the government in Austrasia and Neustria in the name of her grandchildren, and had Charles thrown into prison.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
Childebert, King of Austrasia and Burgundy, 49 n.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
In Austrasia he wrested the power from Plectrude, and took the title of mayor of the palace, thus prejudicing the interests of his nephews.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
Other seigneurs of Burgundy and Austrasia, who sided with Clotaire, also followed him.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Eugène Sue
He used to say loftily: 'I am the King of Austrasia!
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Eugène Sue
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
