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

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Gilbertine

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

Among the Gilbertine nuns, whom we may mention as a typical order, there were three prioresses, one of whom presided, the other two acting as coadjutors.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh

But one stare from Gilbertine, one word from Sinclair, recalled her to herself, and she passed in, and the door closed upon the three.

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 The Amethyst Box by Green, Anna Katherine

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

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