Designating or relating to the Orange family or dynasty in the Netherlands.

More generally: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Medici family; spec. (a) designating the library at Florence (otherwise called Laurentian…

Of, relating to, or designating the first dynasty of Frankish kings founded by Clovis (Chlodovech) and reigning in Gaul and Germany from about 500…

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Plantagenet royal house or family.

English History. Of or relating to the royal family of Henry II and his sons Richard I and John. Sometimes also more generally: of or relating…

Belonging to the second dynasty of French kings, founded by Carl or Karl the Great (Charlemagne).

Pertaining to the third dynasty of French kings, founded by Hugh Capet in a.d. 987. Also as n.

Designating the elder or electoral line of the house of Frederick of Saxony, originating from his son Ernest (1441–86).

= Caroline, adj. 1a.

= Robertian, adj.

Of, relating to, or designating the dynasty of Frankish kings founded by the sons of Robert the Strong (d. 866).