Guastalline

noun

Guas·​tal·​line

ˈgwästəˌlēn,

gwäˈstälə̇n

plural -s

: a member of a Roman Catholic sisterhood established in Milan about 1535 to manage an institute for the orphans of noble families

called also Daughter of Mary

Word History

Etymology

after Countess of Guastalla †ab 1569, who founded the sisterhood

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