Premonstratensian
/ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən/
noun
1.
a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080–1134)
(as modifier): a Premonstratensian canon
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