adj. & n. hist.
--adj. of or relating to an order of regular canons founded at Pr{eacute}montr{eacute} in France in 1120, or of the corresponding order of nuns.
--n. a member of either of these orders.
Etymology: med.L Praemonstratensis f. Praemonstratus the abbey of Pr{eacute}montr{eacute} (lit. foreshown)