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Definition of: Ghibelline
(gib′əl·in, -ēn) noun
A supporter in Italy of the German emperor (11th–14th centuries); one of the imperial party opposed to the papal party. See GUELF.
—adj. Of or pertaining to this party. [<Ital. Ghibellino, alter. of G Waiblingen, an imperial estate]
—Ghib′el·lin·ism noun
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