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Gilbertine

The English word “Gilbertine” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to this order.

Etymology

From Gilbert + -ine. Named after Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 1189), who founded the order.

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