Rip·u·ar·i·an (r p y -âr  - n)adj. Of, relating to, or being a group of Franks who settled along the Rhine, near Cologne, in the fourth century a.d. n. A Ripuarian Frank. [From Medieval Latin Ripu  rius.] |
Ripuarian [ˌrɪpjʊˈɛərɪən]
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms)
a. of or relating to the group of Franks who lived during the 4th century near Cologne along the Rhine
b. of or designating their code of laws
n
(Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) a Ripuarian Frank
[from Medieval Latin Ripuārius, perhaps from Latin rīpa a river bank]
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