Neustria

[noo-stree-uh, nyoo-]

noun

the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.

Related formsNeus·tri·an, adjective

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Historical Examples of neustrian

It was especially between the Neustrian and Austrasian mayors of the palace that this difference became striking.
A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times
Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot
Issuing forth at the head of a fresh body of men, he came upon the Neustrian army by surprise.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8
Various
Many were his wars, especially with the Neustrian or western Frankish kingdom, under its major domus, Ebroin.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)
Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for neustrian

Neustrian

adjective

of or relating to Neustria or its inhabitants

Neustria

noun

the western part of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, formed in 561 ad in what is now N France

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