Premonstrants

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Premonstratensian \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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