Ghibelline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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
  1. of or relating to the Ghibellines.
noun
  1. a member of the political faction in medieval Italy originally based on support for the German emperor
  2. of or relating to the Ghibellines
Ghibelline (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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