Gilbertine

/ (ˈɡɪlbətaɪn, -tɪn) /

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to this order

Example sentences from the Web for gilbertine

It was Dorothy and not Gilbertine whom he had seen leaving the room.

The Amethyst Box |Anna Katherine Green
It would seem so, but why should the slighted one be Gilbertine?

The Amethyst Box |Anna Katherine Green
As has already (p. 376) been suggested, this literature is best understood as a product of the Gilbertine movement.

Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes |Various
A similar esprit de corps was manifested by a house of Gilbertine canons.

Woman under Monasticism |Lina Eckenstein

The Gilbertine Order “for some centuries maintained its sanctity and credit; afterwards it departed greatly from both.”

In Convent Walls |Emily Sarah Holt

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Gilbertine

noun

adjective

Example sentences from the Web for gilbertine