ˈgibəˌlēn, -ˌlīn, -_lə̇n noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Italian ghibellino, from Old Italian, from Middle High German Wībeling, appellative of the Salian emperors, from Wībeling, castle in Franconia, Germany
: a member of an aristocratic political party in Italy supporting the authority of the German emperors from the 12th to the 15th centuries — compare guelf