Salian Definition

sālē-ən, sālyən
adjective
Of a group of Franks that settled along the IJssel River, in the Netherlands, in the 4th cent.
Webster's New World
noun
A Salian Frank.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Salian Frank

Other Word Forms of Salian

Noun

Singular:
Salian
Plural:
salians

Origin of Salian

  • From Late Latin Saliī the Salian Franks

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Salian Sentence Examples

  • The branch of the Franks - who were a confederacy, not a people - which gradually overspread Gallia Belgica, bore the name of the Salian Franks..

  • He became a Salian priest at the age of eight, and soon knew by heart all the forms and liturgical order of the official worship, and even the sacred music. In the earliest statue we have he is a youth offering incense; he is a priest at the sacrificial altar in the latest triumphal reliefs.

  • It is evidently this Marcomeres, the chief of these tribes, who is regarded by later historians as the father of the legendary Faramund (Pharamund) although in fact Marcomeres has nothing to do with the Salian Franks.

  • At this time Tournai became the capital of the Salian Franks.

  • After Chlodio a certain Meroveus (Merowech) was king of the Salian Franks.

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Words Starting With

SSASAL

Words Ending With

NANIAN

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Words Starting With S and Ending With N

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With S6 Letter Words Ending With N