Etymology

Gilbertine

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Today it means: A member of the Gilbertine Order, an English religious order founded around 1130 in Sempringham, Lincolnshire. Full definition →

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The story

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

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