Alfonsine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Alfonso X of Castile (1221–1284) or the Alfonsine tables, astronomical tables prepared under his patronage.
noun
  1. One of the scholars who compiled the Alfonsine tables.
name
  1. A municipality of the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Word forms

Alfonsine Alphonsine Alfonsines

Etymology

Equivalent to Alfonso + -ine, by way of earlier Alphonsine from Latin Alphōnsīnus.

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