Gilbertine

English

Etymology

From Gilbert +‎ -ine. Named after Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 1189), who founded the order.

Noun

Gilbertine (plural Gilbertines)

1. (Catholicism) A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.

Adjective

Gilbertine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to this order.