Cisalpine
(UK) Of or pertaining to legal]] restrictions.
sɪsˈælpaɪnDocumented since 1790sSilenthistorical116 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026＋ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) Of or pertaining to legal]] restrictions.
[N]ot being swayed by the spirit of either the ultramontane or the cisalpine school, by impracticable philosophical Jansenism, by abominable, gross, and hypocritical Jesuitism, nor by a collection of irrelevant doctrines based on contest…
Origin: The is derived from cisalpine. (“of or pertaining to cisalpinism”) was popularized by the Cisalpine Club which was founded in England in 1792. The is derived from the adjective. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK) In 18th–19th century Britain, a Roman Catholic opponent of ultramontanism and advocate of Catholic emancipation through compromise and obedience to secular authorities.
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