I. ˈhōənˌs(h)tau̇fən, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to a German princely family of Swabian origin that furnished sovereigns of the Holy Roman Empire from 1138-1254 and of Sicily from 1194-1266
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
: a member of the Hohenstaufen family ; especially : a Hohenstaufen sovereign