ghibelline Definition
a member of a political faction in medieval Italy that supported the German emperors against the papal party.
Using ghibelline: Examples
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Example
The Ghibellines were opposed to the Guelfs who supported the Pope.
Example
The Ghibelline party was strongest in northern Italy.
Origins of ghibelline
from Italian 'ghibellino', from Middle High German 'Waiblingen', a town in Germany that was a center of Hohenstaufen power
Summary: ghibelline in Brief
'Ghibelline' [jibel-in, -een] refers to a member of a political faction in medieval Italy that supported the German emperors against the papal party. The Ghibellines were opposed to the Guelfs who supported the Pope. The Ghibelline party was strongest in northern Italy.
