I. (|)prēˌmän(t)strə|tenchən noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Medieval Latin praemonstratensis, from praemonstratensis of Prémontré (from Praemonstratus Prémontré, abbey in northern France + Latin -ensis -ese) + English -an
: a member of an order of regular canons founded by St. Norbert at Prémontré near Laon, France, in 1119
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of or relating to the Premonstratensians