'Ghibelline' definitions:

Definition of 'Ghibelline'

From: GCIDE

Ghibelline \Ghib"el*line\, n. [It. Ghibellino; of German origin.] (It. Hist.) One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or adherents of the poses. --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]