ə noun
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.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Ghibellines.
Origin:
1565–75; < Italian Ghibellino < Middle High German *wībeling- (German Waiblingen) a Hohenstaufen estate in Germany
1565–75; < Italian Ghibellino < Middle High German *wībeling- (German Waiblingen) a Hohenstaufen estate in Germany
Related forms
Ghib·el·lin·ism, noun
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Ghibelline (ˈɡɪbɪˌlaɪn, -ˌliːn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a member of the political faction in medieval Italy originally based on support for the German emperor |
| 2. | (modifier) Compare Guelph of or relating to the Ghibellines |
| [C16: from Italian Ghibellino, probably from Middle High German Waiblingen, a Hohenstaufen estate] | |
| 'Ghibellinism | |
| —n | |
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Ghibelline
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Word Origin & History
Ghibelline
1573, 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.
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