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Definition of white monk in English: white monknoun ˌwʌɪt ˈmʌŋk A member of the Cistercian monastic order, distinguished by the wearing of a white or undyed habit.
Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Land of Cokaygne. From white + monk, after post-classical Latin monachus albus, with reference to the colour of the habit. Definition of white monk in US English: white monknounˌwʌɪt ˈmʌŋk A member of the Cistercian monastic order, distinguished by the wearing of a white or undyed habit.
Origin Middle English; earliest use found in Land of Cokaygne. From white + monk, after post-classical Latin monachus albus, with reference to the colour of the habit. |