I. -(ē)ən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Late Latin Ambrosianus, from St. Ambrose ( Ambrosius ) died 397 bishop of Milan and church father + Latin -anus -an
1. : of, relating to, established by, or ascribed to St. Ambrose
the Ambrosian rite
2. : characterized by the style of St. Ambrose
the Ambrosian type of hymn is written in iambic tetrameter
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin Ambrosianus, from Late Latin, of St. Ambrose
: a member of a religious order (as of the Congregation of the Brethren of St. Ambrose founded by Crivelli in Milan in 1375, of the Oblates of St. Ambrose founded by Carlo Borromeo in 1578, or of the Sisterhood of St. Ambrose founded by Catherine Morigia in 1474)