Middle English Dictionary Entry
Cisterciens(e adj. & n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Cisterciens(e adj. & n. |
| Etymology | L adj., from Cistercium (name of a monastery in France). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. Cisteus.
1.
Cistercian; ordre ~.
Associated quotations
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)7.405 : Þe monkes of Cisterciens [L illi de Cistercio].
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)418 : It was seen bi þe fundacioun of cisterciense or cewstens or white monkis, þat þei were foundid to be in wildernes and to haue al maner of officis and officers wiþ ynne hem.
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)7.405 : The monkes of the ordre Cisterciense were as a lawnterne to alle oþer monkes.