proper noun
Franci
Meaning
- the Franks
Franci, ōrum, m.,
I. the Franks, a Germanic confederacy on the Rhine, Claud. I. Laud. Stil. 189; 227; II. Laud. Stil. 243; Vop. Procul. 13 al.—In sing. collect.:
ante pedes humili Franco tristique Suevo Perfruor, Claud. in Eutrop. 1, 394.—II. Derivv.
A. Francia, ae, f., the region inhabited by the Franks, Franconia, Aus. Idyll. 8, 29; 10, 434; Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 237.—
B. Francus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Franks, Frank:
lingua, Hier. Vit. Hilar. 22.—C. Francĭcus, i, m., a surname of the emperor Probus, on account of his victories over the Franks, Vop. Prob. 11.