Valliscauliann.adj.
A. n.
plural. An order of ascetic monks, forming a branch of the Benedictines, founded at Val des Choux (Vallis Caulium) in 1193.
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Valliscaulians1888
1888 Rankin Handbk. Ch. Scotl. (ed. 4) 125 The Rented or endowed religious,..subdivided into Benedictines, Cistercians, Carthusians, Vallis-Caulians, and Trinitarians.
B. adj.
Of or belonging to the Valliscaulians or their order.
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Valliscaulian1882
1882 Athenæum 8 Apr. 442/1 Three priories of the Valliscaulian Order were founded in the remoter districts of Scotland during the reign of Alexander II.
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