Ripuarian

adjective Rip·u·ar·i·an \ˌri-pyə-ˈwer-ē-ən\

Definition of RIPUARIAN

: of, relating to, or constituting a group of Franks settling in the fourth century on the Rhine near Cologne

Medieval Latin Ripuarius

First Known Use: 1781

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