Ghibelline
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Ghibelline
- /ˈɡɪbəlin/ US
- /ˈɡɪbəlaɪn/ US
- /ˈɡɪbələn/ US
- /ˈɡɪbɪlaɪn/ UK
Where it comes from
From Italian ghibellino, from German Waiblingen, from Middle High German Wibellingen, the name of a castle in Swabia held by the Hohenstaufen dynasty (nowadays in the township of Waiblingen), from Old High German Weibilinga, Weibelingen, possibly a suffixed form of the personal name Wabilo, Wahilo.
The emperor's supporters used the name as a rallying cry, which was probably introduced to Italy during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa, 1155—1190.
noun Ghibellines
- In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Holy Roman Emperor in a long struggle against the Guelphs and the Pope. These two factions came to be called Guelphs and Ghibellines respectively. The Guelphs were the supporters of the Popes, the Ghibellines of the Emperors. The Guelphs upheld the temporal supremacy of the Pope: the Ghibellines would separate temporal from spiritual authority. The Guelphs resisted the
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noun member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the German emperors
| Español | gibelino, gibelina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기벨린 gibellin |
| 日本語 | 皇帝派 kōtei-ha, ギベリン giberin |
| 中文 | 吉伯林 jíbólín |
| Português | gibelino, gibelina |
| Français | Gibelin, gibelin, Gibeline, gibeline |
| Deutsch | Ghibelline, Gibelline, Waiblinger |
| Italiano | ghibellino, ghibellina |
| Ελληνικά | Γιβελλίνος Givellínos |
| Русский | гибелли́н gibellín |
| العربية | غيبلين |
| עברית | גיבלינ |
Talk about this word "Ghibelline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ghibelline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Ghibelline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ghibelline "Ghibelline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ghibelline.Cite this
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