GUELF

Meaning of GUELF in English

Variant: or Guelph

Pronunciation: ' gwelf

Function: noun

Etymology: Italian Guelfo

Date: 1566

: a member of a papal and popular political party in medieval Italy that opposed the authority of the German emperors in Italy ― compare GHIBELLINE

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GUELF — or Guelph noun Etymology: Italian ~o Date: 1566 a member of a papal and popular political party in medieval Italy …
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GUELF — noun or guelph ˈgwelf, -eu̇f ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Italian Guelfo, from Medieval Latin Guelphus, from Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUELF — (n.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of …
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GUELF — ( n. ) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GUELF — or Guelph ˈgwelf Etymology: Italian Guelfo Date: 1566 : a member of a papal and popular political party in medieval …
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GUELF — noun one of a faction in germany and italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the house of …
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GUELF — [Guelf] or Guelph n [It Guelfo] (1579): a member of a papal and popular political party in medieval Italy that …
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GUELF — Guelf, Guelph BrE AmE ɡwelf ▷ Guelfs, Guelphs ɡwelfs
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GUELF AND GHIBELLINE — Guelf also spelled Guelph, members of two opposing factions in German and Italian politics during the Middle Ages. The split …
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GUELPHIC — adjective see guelf
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GUELPH — noun see guelf
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUELFIC — adjective see guelf
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GHIBELLINE — ˈgibəˌlēn, -ˌlīn, -_lə̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Italian ghibellino, from Old Italian, from Middle High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GUELPH — (n.) Alt. of Guelf
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GUELPH — ( n. ) Alt. of Guelf
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GRIMALDI FAMILY — one of the major families of Genoa, prominent in Guelf (pro-papal) politics and supporters of the Angevin kings of Naples. …
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FIESCHI FAMILY — a noble Genoese family whose members played an important role in Guelf (papal party) politics in medieval Italy. The Fieschi …
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ALBERTI FAMILY — also called Alberti Del Giudice, wealthy Florentine merchant banking family that was influential in European politics in the second half …
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