Guelph
noun
a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
Guelphic
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a word derived from
Guelph.
Example Sentences
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Exhibits range from humble eating utensils to the grand Royal Guelphic Order medal awarded to Franklin for his long service to the British Empire.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
They entered into a Guelphic alliance with the Fieschi family and defended their interests with the sword.
From Time ● Aug. 14, 2013
In 1878, when the Triple Alliance was concluded, Bismarck, in answer to the Guelphic demonstration at Copenhagen, arranged with Austria, the other party to the treaty of Prague, that the clause should lapse.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various
The family of Dante had been Guelphic, and we have seen him already as a young man serving two campaigns against the other party.
From Among My Books Second Series by Lowell, James Russell
The pope, too, in order to keep Tuscany in the Guelphic interest, made Charles imperial vicar over the province.
From History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by Machiavelli, Niccolò
