Gilbertine

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English[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Gilbertine Order

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

Gilbertine (plural Gilbertines)

(Catholicism) A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.

Adjective[edit]

Gilbertine (not comparable)

Of or pertaining to this order.

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