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Guelph
1or Guelf
[ gwelf ]
noun
- a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
- a member of a secret society in Italy in the early 19th century that opposed foreign rulers and reactionary ideas.
Guelph
2[ gwelf ]
noun
- a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
Guelph
1/ ɡwɛlf /
noun
- a city in Canada, in SE Ontario. Pop: 106 920 (2001)
Guelph
2/ ɡwɛlf /
noun
- a member of the political faction in medieval Italy that supported the power of the pope against the German emperors Compare Ghibelline
- a member of a secret society in 19th-century Italy opposed to foreign rule
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Derived Forms
- ˈGuelphism, noun
- ˈGuelphic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Guelphic Guelfic adjective
- Guelphism Guelfism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Guelph1
1570–80; < Italian Guelfo < Middle High German Welf name of founder of a princely German family
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Example Sentences
It seemed as though Pisa herself was about to become Guelph, or at any rate to fling out her nobles.
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I interviewed the man who would be King, and heard his theory as to the illegal usurpation of the Throne by the Guelph family.
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Dante was present at this battle, being then twenty-four years old, and serving in the Guelph cavalry.
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And so it came to pass that the victory of either the Guelph or Ghibelline party depended on the final action of Florence.
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In the revolution of Candlemas, 1248, the successful Ghibellines throw down thirty-six of the Guelph palaces.
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