(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:53:03

Ghib"el*line (?), n. [It. Ghibellino; of German origin.] It. Hist.

One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses.

Brande & C.

 

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