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CAPETIAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Capetian dynasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Capetian" is a kind of...):

crowned head; monarch; sovereign (a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right)

Holonyms ("Capetian" is a member of...):

Capetian dynasty (a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Capetian dynasty (a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328)

Derivation:

Capet (King of France elected in 987 and founding the Capetian dynasty (940-996))

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