noun, masculine/kaʁ.lɔ.vɛ̃.ʒjɛ̃/plural: Carlovingiens
misconstruction of Carolingien; Carlovingian
Inherited from Middle French Carlovingien, a misconstruction of Carlingien, using Medieval Latin Carlus + -ovingien extracted from Merovingien, instead of Carlinge + -ien. Compare Middle High German Kärling (“Caroling, Karling, Carolingian”, noun).