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Capetian
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English
Etymology
From en fr:Capet ian.
Pronunciation
en /kəˈpiːʃən/
Adjective
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en historical Pertaining to a French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, the House of Capet.
II 396 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 situation.
Noun
en historical A member of this dynasty.
en Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly How France Built Her Cathedrals: A Study in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries 1921 Harper & Brothers https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/41687/pg41687-images.html 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.
Further reading
House of Capet
Anagrams
en aaceinpt captaine
en eponyms
en Family