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Premonstratensian

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to the Premonstratensians.

    "Premonstratensian double communities of monks and nuns ended up being separated, and most of the nunneries withered away for lack of resources or endowments to support even the most ascetic of lives."

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Medieval Latin Premonstratensis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin Premonstratensis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

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