Gilbertine
English
editEtymology
editFrom Gilbert + -ine. Named after Gilbert of Sempringham (c. 1085 – 1189), who founded the order.
Noun
editGilbertine (plural Gilbertines)
- (Catholicism) A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire.
Adjective
editGilbertine (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to this order.