Sentence:  The Carolingian empire did not endure past the 9th century; yet <WSD>Carolingian minuscule</WSD> survived in France well into the 12th century, as it continued to be the preferred style of writing in monastic book production. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A script developed to standardise writing in the Latin alphabet throughout the Holy Roman Empire, used between approximately 800 and 1200 CE.