Premonstratensian (?pri??m?nstr??t?ns??n) n (Roman Catholic Church) a. a member of a religious order founded at Prémontré in N France in 1120 by St Norbert (about 1080?1134)b. (as modifier): a Premonstratensian canon. [C17: from Medieval Latin (locus) praemonstr?tus the place foreshown, because it was said to have been prophetically pointed out by St Norbert]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014