trappiste

from the name of the [[w:abbaye notre-dame de la trappe]], founded in 1140 in Soligny. The word 'trappe' designates stairs leading to a pond in the Perche region, and it is in reference to these stairs that the abbey took this name.

Definition

Plural

trappistes

See also

Trappes (pn.) trappiste (adj.) La Trappe (pn.) trappistes (adj.)