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Lotharingian, n. and a.|ləʊθəˈrɪndʒɪən|
[f. Lotharingia (see below) + -an.]
A. n. A native or inhabitant of the ancient duchy of Lotharingia in northern Europe, situated between the Rhine and the Scheldt from Frisia to the Alps.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to Lotharingia or its inhabitants, or to modern Lorraine (see quot. 1969). Cf. Lorrainer.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 46 They [sc. beavers] are vsed by the Lotharingians and Sauoyens for meat allowed to be eaten on fish-daies. 1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 5/1 By the treaty of Bonn (921) the Lotharingian duchy was ceded formally to France. Ibid., The ever-restless spirit of the Lotharingians broke out into new commotions. 1909J. H. B. Masterman Dawn Mediæval Europe xxiii. 216 Louis the German and Charles both fell upon his [sc. Lothair's] Lotharingian lands like birds of prey. 1959Chambers's Encycl. VIII. 694/1 In a struggle with the turbulent Lotharingian magnates, the young king was killed. 1964Times Rev. Industry Jan. 73/3 The river Our..is situated within 100 miles of the Belgian coalfields, the Ruhr, the Lotharingian steel industry,..and the Luxembourg iron industry. 1969Listener 6 Feb. 165/2 In this new economic Europe, which hinges on the Rhine and the Rhône—the Lotharingian axis, as it's sometimes called—Brittany tends to feel even more isolated. |