English Explanatory Dictionary

Premonstratensian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the Premonstratensians.

Word forms

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Etymology

From Medieval Latin Premonstratensis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

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