Karolingian

K5A1R1O1L1I1N1G2I1A1N1

A form of Carolingian — Of or pertaining to the Carolings, the members of a Frankish dynasty, descended from Charles Martel, which arose from the Pippinid and Arnulfingian clans in the 7th century and ruled parts of western Europe until the 9th century, reaching its peak under Martel's grandson Charlemagne.

Scrabble 16
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveKarolingian (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of Carolingian

    [...] the Karolingian house and the house of Robert the Strong.

    1899, The Conquest of England, page 271
    2 more examples

    [...] and in Germany since the very beginning of the Karolingian empire such cases had been frequent.

    1886, William Stubbs, The Early Plantagenets, London, page 85

    Under the Karolingian rulers the office of the comes palatii undergoes considerable development, as a result of the increased and increasing predominance of royal law and justice.

    1900, Gaillard Thomas Lapsley, The County Palatine of Durham, page 4
nounKarolingian (plural Karolingians)

plural Karolingians

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Carolingian

Origin

Karoling + -ian

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Karolingian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karolingian

MLA

“Karolingian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karolingian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karolingian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karolingian.

Source: Karolingian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.