Frank

/fræŋk/

/fræŋk/

Other forms: Franks

Definitions of Frank

1. noun

   a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
   examples:

   Clovis I

   king of the Franks who unified Gaul and established his capital at Paris and founded the Frankish monarchy; his name was rendered as Gallic `Louis' (466-511)

   types:

   Salian, Salian Frank

   a member of the tribe of Franks who settled in the Netherlands in the 4th century AD

   type of:

   European

   a native or inhabitant of Europe