1. a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul and Germany from about 500 to 750; [syn: Merovingian, Merovingian dynasty]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Merovingian dynasty
n 1: a Frankish dynasty founded by Clovis I that reigned in Gaul
and Germany from about 500 to 750 [syn: Merovingian,
Merovingian dynasty]