- Main Entry:
- Cis·ter·cian

- Pronunciation:
-
\sis-ˈtər-shən\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Medieval Latin Cistercium Cîteaux
- Date:
- 1611
: a member of a monastic order founded by St. Robert of Molesme in 1098 at Cîteaux, France, under Benedictine rule
— Cistercian adjective