Premonstratensian


Premonstratensian

(ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən) n (Roman Catholic Church) a. a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)b. (as modifier): a Premonstratensian canon. [C17: from Medieval Latin (locus) praemonstrātus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert]