[ ˌpri:mɒnstrə'tɛnsɪən ]
■ noun a monk or nun of an order founded at Prémontré in France in 1120.
■ adjective relating to this order.
Origin
from med. L. Praemonstratensis , from Praemonstratus (lit. 'foreshown'), the L. name of the abbey of Prémontré, so named because the site was prophetically pointed out by the order's founder, St Norbert.