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Ghibelline — Ghib el*line, n. [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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ghibelline — adherent of the emperor in medieval Italy, 1570s, from Ger. Waiblingen, seat of the Hohenstaufens in Württemberg. The name was said to have been used as a rallying cry by partisans of Conrad III at the Battle of Weinsberg (1140). See GUELPH (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
Ghibelline — [gib′ə lēn΄, gib′əlin, gib′əlīn΄] n. [It Ghibellino, for Ger Waiblingen, Hohenstaufen estate in Franconia] any member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors in Italy in opposition to the papal… … English World dictionary
Ghibelline — Ghibellinism, n. /gib euh lin, leen /, n. 1. a member of the aristocratic party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the claims of the German emperors against the papacy: politically opposed to the Guelphs. adj. 2. of or pertaining to the … Universalium
Ghibelline — Ghi|bel|li|ne 〈[gi ] m. 17〉 Anhänger der Staufenkaiser in Italien u. Gegner der papsttreuen Guelfen [nach dem alten staufischen Besitz Waiblingen in Baden Württemberg] * * * Ghi|bel|li|ne: ↑Gibelline. Gi|bel|li|ne, Ghibelline, der; n, n [ital.… … Universal-Lexikon
Ghibelline — noun Etymology: Italian Ghibellino Date: 1573 a member of an aristocratic political party in medieval Italy supporting the authority of the German emperors compare Guelf … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ghibelline — Der Name Ghibellinen / Waiblinger ist für das mittelalterliche Italien die Bezeichnung für die Parteigänger des Kaisers, benannt nach der heute württembergischen Stauferstadt Waiblingen und dem Kampfruf der Staufer. Die Existenz dieses Namens ist … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ghibelline — noun A member of a medieval aristocratic Italian faction that supported the German emperors in a long struggle against the Popes and the Guelphs … Wiktionary
Ghibelline — Ghi|bel|li|ne 〈m.; Gen.: n, Pl.: n〉 Anhänger der Staufenkaiser in Italien u. Gegner der papsttreuen Guelfen; oV [Etym.: nach dem alten staufischen Besitz Waiblingen in Baden Württemberg] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Ghibelline — Ghi|bel|li|ne [gi...] vgl. ↑Gibelline … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
