Guillemin
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of Williamite (“member of the Hermits of Saint William”).
"Thither likewiſe came all the Cleargie, of the Pariſhes and Monaſteries in Paris, and in manner of Proceſſion, filled with griefe and lamentations, brought the Body from the Church of the Guillemins, and carried it to the Church of the Celeſtines, the Eſquires of the deceaſed Duke carrying lighted Torches all the way before the Body."
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More examples"Thither likewiſe came all the Cleargie, of the Pariſhes and Monaſteries in Paris, and in manner of Proceſſion, filled with griefe and lamentations, brought the Body from the Church of the Guillemins, and carried it to the Church of the Celeſtines, the Eſquires of the deceaſed Duke carrying lighted Torches all the way before the Body."
Etymology
From Middle English gilmin, from Middle French guillemin.
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