Ghibelline

[ gib-uh-lin, -leen ]

noun
  1. 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
  1. of or relating to the Ghibellines.

Origin of Ghibelline

1
1565–75; <Italian Ghibellino<Middle High German *wībeling- (German Waiblingen) a Hohenstaufen estate in Germany

Other words from Ghibelline

  • Ghib·el·lin·ism, noun

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Ghibelline

/ (ˈɡɪbɪˌlaɪn, -ˌliːn) /


noun
  1. a member of the political faction in medieval Italy originally based on support for the German emperor

  2. (modifier) of or relating to the Ghibellines: Compare Guelph 1

Origin of Ghibelline

1
C16: from Italian Ghibellino, probably from Middle High German Waiblingen, a Hohenstaufen estate

Derived forms of Ghibelline

  • Ghibellinism, noun

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