Ghibelline
[ gib-uh-lin, -leen ]
/ ˈgɪb ə lɪn, -ˌlin /
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noun
a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the claims of the German emperors against the papacy: politically opposed to the Guelphs.
adjective
of or relating to the Ghibellines.
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Origin of Ghibelline
1565–75; <Italian Ghibellino<Middle High German *wībeling- (German Waiblingen) a Hohenstaufen estate in Germany
OTHER WORDS FROM Ghibelline
Ghib·el·lin·ism, nounWords nearby Ghibelline
ghetto, ghetto blaster, ghetto-fabulous, ghettoize, ghettos, Ghibelline, Ghiberti, ghibli, ghillie, Ghiordes, Ghiordes knot
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British Dictionary definitions for Ghibelline
Ghibelline
/ (ˈɡɪbɪˌlaɪn, -ˌliːn) /
noun
a member of the political faction in medieval Italy originally based on support for the German emperor
Derived forms of Ghibelline
Ghibellinism, nounWord Origin for Ghibelline
C16: from Italian Ghibellino, probably from Middle High German Waiblingen, a Hohenstaufen estate
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