Robertine, n. and a.
(ˈrɒbətiːn, -aɪn)
[f. as prec. + -ine1.]
A. n. A follower of Robert of Melun (d. 1167), English-born scholastic theologian.
| 1846 T. Wright Biogr. Brit. Lit.: Anglo-Norman Period iv. 201 His disciples formed a sect which was long known by the name of Robertines. 1906 W. H. Schofield Eng. Lit. to Chaucer ii. 52 At Mont St. Geneviève the ‘Robertines’ long continued to discuss their leader's great work..the Summa Theologiae, which above all gave warrant for his repute as a metaphysician. |
B. adj. = Robertian a.
| 1938 Z. N. Brooke Hist. Europe iv. 96 The ambition of the Robertine house dictated the fortunes of the French kingdom in the tenth century. |
Hence Roberˈtinian n., a follower or successor of Robert the Strong.
| 1910 Encycl. Brit. X. 813/1 The struggle against the Robertinians went on relentlessly. Ibid. 813/2 There was a kind of entente cordiale between the Carolingians and the Robertinians and Otto. |