Ghibelline

Ghibelline
Ghibellinism, n.
/gib"euh lin, -leen'/, n.
1. a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the claims of the German emperors against the papacy: politically opposed to the Guelphs.
adj.
2. of or pertaining to the Ghibellines.
[1565-75; < It Ghibellino < MHG *wibeling- (G Waiblingen) a Hohenstaufen estate in Germany]

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      in medieval Italy, member of the pro-imperial party, opponents of the pro-papal Guelfs. See Guelf and Ghibelline.

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  • Ghibelline — [gib′ə lēn΄, gib′əlin, gib′əlīn΄] n. [It Ghibellino, for Ger Waiblingen, Hohenstaufen estate in Franconia] any member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors in Italy in opposition to the papal… …   English World dictionary

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  • Ghibelline — noun Etymology: Italian Ghibellino Date: 1573 a member of an aristocratic political party in medieval Italy supporting the authority of the German emperors compare Guelf …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Ghibelline — [ gɪbɪlʌɪn] noun a member of one of the two great political factions in Italian medieval politics, traditionally supporting the Holy Roman emperor against the Pope and his supporters, the Guelphs. Origin from Ital. Ghibellino, perh. from Ger.… …   English new terms dictionary

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