Guelf

[gwelf]

Definition

(n.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.

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Definition

n. one of a papal and popular party in Italy in the Middle Ages which was opposed to the emperors.—adj. Guelf′ic belonging to the Guelfs in modern times the royal family of Hanover and England.

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