Premonstratensian

noun

A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.

OriginMedieval Latin Praemonstrātēnsis →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 21
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Meanings

nounPremonstratensian (plural Premonstratensians)

plural Premonstratensians

  1. A member of a Roman Catholic order of canons regular, founded by St Norbert c. 1120 in the town of Prémontré, France.First known use 15th c.
adjectivePremonstratensian (comparative more Premonstratensian, superlative most Premonstratensian)

comparative more Premonstratensian · superlative most Premonstratensian

  1. Pertaining to the Premonstratensians.First known use 17th c.

    Premonstratensian double communities of monks and nuns ended up being separated, and most of the nunneries withered away for lack of resources or endowments to support even the most ascetic of lives.

    2024, Diarmaid MacCulloch, Lower Than the Angels, Penguin, published 2025, page 277

Origin

  1. Medieval LatinPraemonstrātēnsis“pertaining to Prémontré”
  2. EnglishPremonstratensian

From Medieval Latin Praemonstrātēnsis (“pertaining to Prémontré”), from the Latin form of Prémontré, the town in Île-de-France where the order was founded.

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Translations

Catalan premonstratenc, premonstratès
  • premonstratencmember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
  • premonstratèsmember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Dutch premonstratenzer
  • premonstratenzermember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
French prémontré
  • prémontrémember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
German Prämonstratenser
  • Prämonstratensermember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Hungarian premontrei
  • premontreimember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Italian premostratense
  • premostratensemember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Portuguese premonstratense
  • premonstratensemember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Spanish premostratense
  • premostratensemember of the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré
Cite this entry
APA

Premonstratensian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Premonstratensian

MLA

“Premonstratensian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Premonstratensian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Premonstratensian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Premonstratensian.

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