Ursuline

 
Pronunciation: /ˈəːsjʊlʌɪn, -lɪn/

noun

  • a nun of an order founded by St Angela Merici (1470–1540) at Brescia in 1535 for nursing the sick and teaching girls.

adjective

  • relating to the Ursulines.

Origin:

from St Ursula, the founder's patron saint (see Ursula, St), + -ine1