English Explanatory Dictionary

Gilbertine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to this order.

Word forms

Gilbertine Gilbertines

Etymology

From Gilbert + -ine. Named after Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 1189), who founded the order.

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