Ursuline: Meaning and Definition of

Ur•su•line

Pronunciation: (ûr'su-lin, -līn", -lēn", ûrs'yoo-), [key]
— n.
  1. a member of an order of nuns founded at Brescia, Italy, about 1537, devoted to teaching.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to the Ursulines.
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