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

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

The frequency with which custodes occur in houses in the diocese of Lincoln and York and their rarity in other dioceses would seem to support the theory of Gilbertine influence.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen

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

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 The Amethyst Box by Green, Anna Katherine

Gilbertine," I began, "I will make no pretense of misunderstanding you.

From The Amethyst Box by Green, Anna Katherine