Capetian
/kəˈpiːʃən/
Capetian adjective: pertaining to a French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, the House of Capet.
Adjective
Capetian (not comparable)
- Pertaining to a French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, the House of Capet.
- When Robert, the second prince of the Capetian race, was most unjustly excommunicated by the court of Rome, his own servants, it is said, threw the victuals which came from his table to the dogs, and refused to taste any thing themselves which had been polluted by the contact of a person in his...1776 March 9, Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. […], volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan; and T[homas] Cadell, […], →OCLC, book V (Of the Revenue of the...
Noun
Capetian (plural Capetians)
- A member of this dynasty.
- From Burgundy’s reigning line came Pope Calixtus II (1119-24), whose brother went crusading in Spain, where he founded the house from which descended Queen Isabella; Burgundian Capetians also reigned in Portugal.1921, Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly, How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries, Harper & Brothers
Forms of Capetian
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Origin of Capetian
From Capet + -ian.
Questions about Capetian
- What does Capetian mean?
- Capetian means pertaining to a French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, the House of Capet.
- What part of speech is Capetian?
- Capetian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Capetian?
- Capetian is pronounced /kəˈpiːʃən/.
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