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Ghibelline

Ghib′el-line

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Noun.
[It.
Ghibellino
; of German origin.]
(It. Hist.)
One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses.
Brande & C.

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Ghibelline

Ghibelline

See also: ghibelline

English

Noun

Ghibelline (plural Ghibellines)

  1. (historical) A member of a medieval aristocratic Italian faction that supported the German emperors in a long struggle against the Popes and the Guelphs.

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ghibelline

See also: Ghibelline

Italian

Noun

ghibelline f

  1. plural of ghibellina