Gilbertine

British  

/ ˈɡɪlbətaɪn, -tɪn /

noun

1. a member of a Christian order founded in approximately 1135 by St Gilbert of Sempringham, composed of nuns who followed the Cistercian rule and Augustinian canons who ministered to them. It was the only religious order of English origin and never spread to Europe

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to this order

Example Sentences

A Gilbertine nunnery, founded later in the same century, stood adjacent to the church, and portions of the buildings appear in an existing block of almshouses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various

My instincts were so imperative, my duty and the obligations of my position so unmistakable, that I made a move as Gilbertine reached this point, which caused her first to hesitate, then to stop.

From Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories by Green, Anna Katharine

How she flew to Gilbertine's room, and, finding the door unlocked, looked in, and saw Miss Lane lying there asleep, but no Gilbertine.

From Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories by Green, Anna Katharine

I wished to spare Gilbertine; would that I could spare you!

From Room Number 3 and Other Detective Stories by Green, Anna Katharine

Gilbertine," I prayed, for I saw her fingers closing upon the knob she had held lightly till now, "do not go till I have said this.

From The Amethyst Box by Green, Anna Katherine