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Meaning of PREMONSTRATENSIAN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F.
pr['e]montr['e], fr. Pr['e]montr['e], fr. L. pratum
monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.)
One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St.
Norbert at Pr['e]montr['e], in France, in 1119. The members
of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines},
and {Premonstrants}.
 
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