First Known Use: 1814
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Trappist
noun Trap·pist \ˈtra-pist\
Definition of TRAPPIST
: a member of a reformed branch of the Roman Catholic Cistercian Order established by the Abbot de Rancé in 1664 at the monastery of La Trappe in Normandy
— Trappist adjective
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Origin of TRAPPIST
French trappiste, from La Trappe, France
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