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Benedictine(1) (iou)



Benedictine noun1 & adjective. E17.
[French benedictin or mod. Latin benedictinus, from Benedictus of Nursia (St Benedict), c 480-c 550, abbot of Monte Cassino: see -INE1.]
A. noun. A member of a community of monks (also known, from their dress, as 'Black Monks'), following the rule established by St Benedict c 529. E17.
b. adjective. Of or belonging to St Benedict or the order following his rule. M17.