guelph Meaning, Definition & Usage

Guelph, Guelf noun (Also<

• Guelph
• Guelf

)

Etymology

It. Guelfo, from Welf, the name of a German family.

Definitions

1. (Hist.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.