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Vallisˈcaulian, n. and a.
[See def.]
a. n. pl. An order of ascetic monks, forming a branch of the Benedictines, founded at Val des Choux (Vallis Caulium) in 1193.
b. adj. Of or belonging to the Valliscaulians or their order.
1882Athenæum 8 Apr. 442/1 Three priories of the Valliscaulian Order were founded in the remoter districts of Scotland during the reign of Alexander II. 1888Rankin Handbk. Ch. Scotl. (ed. 4) 125 The Rented or endowed religious,..subdivided into Benedictines, Cistercians, Carthusians, Vallis-Caulians, and Trinitarians. |