Ghibelline
Ghibelline
Definition
Ghib·el·line (gib′ə lēn′, -lin, -līn′)
noun
any member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the authority of the German emperors in Italy in opposition to the papal party of the Guelphs
Etymology: It Ghibellino, for Ger Waiblingen, Hohenstaufen estate in Franconia
adjective
of this party
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