Guelph Definition

gwĕlf
noun
Any member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the pope in opposition to the aristocratic party of the Ghibellines.
Webster's New World
pronoun
The city Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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Noun

Singular:
Guelph
Plural:
guelphs

Origin of Guelph

  • Italian Guelfo from Middle High German Welf name of the founder of a German princely family

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Guelph Sentence Examples

  • The Guelph towns of Lombardy again raised their levies.

  • During the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries Parma had its full share of the Guelph and Ghibelline struggles, in which it mainly took the part of the former, and also carried on repeated hostilities with Borgo San Donnino and Piacenza.

  • The formation of a Latin empire in the East increased the popes prestige; while at home it was his policy to organize Countess Matildas heritage by the formation of Guelph leagues, over which he presided.

  • Meanwhile the Guelph and Ghibelline factions were beginning to divide Italy into minute parcels.

  • This tyrant had made himself justly odious; and when he was hunted to death in 1259, the triumph was less for the Guelph cause than for humanity outraged by the iniquities of such a monster.

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Words Starting With

GGUGUE

Words Ending With

HPHLPH

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With H