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| Ghib·el·line [ gíbbə ln, gíbbəlin ] (plural Ghib·el·lines) |
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medieval Italian supporter of imperial claims: a member of a political party in medieval Italy that supported the claims of the Holy Roman Emperors to rule Italy and opposed the Guelphs, who supported the popes
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| [Late 16th century. < Italian Ghibellino, probably < Middle High German Waiblingen, estate belonging to family whose members included rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and kings of Germany and Sicily] |
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