Premonstratensian

British  

/ ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən /

noun

1. 1. a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)

   2. ( as modifier )

      a Premonstratensian canon

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Etymology

Origin of Premonstratensian

C17: from Medieval Latin ( locus ) praemonstrātus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert

Example Sentences

There was also a Premonstratensian house at Otham, 3 m.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

One understood why as one stood in the riverside garden of the great Premonstratensian Monastery which is now the hospital and the general asylum of the town.

From Fighting France, from Dunkerque to Belfort by Wharton, Edith

W. of Fareham, are ruins of the beautiful Tudor mansion, Place House, built on the site of a Premonstratensian abbey of the 13th century, of which there are also fragments.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various

Extensive remains of an abbey of the Premonstratensian order, dating chiefly from the 13th century, exist at Kerity; and Lehon has remains of a priory, which dates from the same period.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" by Various

Twenty miles by rail W. S. W. of the town is situated Csorna, a village with a Premonstratensian abbey, whose archives contain numerous valuable historical documents.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various