Camaldolese
noun
Ca·mal·do·lese
\kə¦maldə¦lēz, -ēs\
Definition of Camaldolese
Camaldolese
: a member of a barefooted order of hermit Benedictines founded in 1012 by St. Romuald
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Origin and Etymology of camaldolese
Italian, from Camaldoli, monastery in southern Italy where the order was founded + Italian -ese
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