Ghibelline
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.
of or relating to the Ghibellines.
Origin of Ghibelline
1Other words from Ghibelline
- Ghib·el·lin·ism, noun
Words Nearby Ghibelline
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How to use Ghibelline in a sentence
Only Pisa, glorying in the strength of the sea and the splendour of war, was Ghibelline, with Siena on her sunny hills.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonPisa was perhaps influenced, too, in her choice of the Ghibelline side by the interference of the Papacy against her in Corsica.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonIf Pisa fell, it was just and right; for that she was Ghibelline, and would not make one with her sisters.
Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa | Edward HuttonThe old palace in which the Ghibelline parliament met still stands on the Piazza del Mercato.
Italian Highways and Byways from a Motor Car | Francis MiltounWe can now understand the Guelf and Ghibelline struggles of the thirteenth century.
Villani's Chronicle | Giovanni Villani
British Dictionary definitions for Ghibelline
/ (ˈɡɪbɪˌlaɪn, -ˌliːn) /
a member of the political faction in medieval Italy originally based on support for the German emperor
(modifier) of or relating to the Ghibellines: Compare Guelph 1
Origin of Ghibelline
1Derived forms of Ghibelline
- Ghibellinism, noun
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