- Ghibelline (n.)
[Ghibelline 词源字典]
- adherent of the emperor in medieval Italy (as opposed to the temporal power of the pope), 1570s, from Italian Ghibellino, Italianized form of German Waiblingen, in Württemberg, seat of the Hohenstaufens at the time war began between that house and the Guelphs (q.v.).[Ghibelline etymology, Ghibelline origin, 英语词源]