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.

Ripuarian

/ 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

noun

1. a Ripuarian Frank

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ripuarian¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ripuarian¹

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

Example Sentences

He began with the most powerful of the tribes, the Ripuarian Franks.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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Among the Ripuarian Franks, a free woman thus disgracing herself, was girt with a sword and a distaff.

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