I. -lə̇n, -ˌlīn, -ˌlēn noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Ursulina, from Ursula St. Ursula 3d or 5th century A.D. legendary Christian martyr + Latin -inus -ine
: a member of a teaching order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici at Brescia, Italy, about 1537
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or being a member of the Ursulines
Ursuline nuns
an Ursuline convent