an order of monks, founded by Robert abbot of Moleme, and reformed by St Bernard. They wear a white robe with a black scapulary; and when they officiate they are clothed with a large gown, which is all white, and hath great sleeves, with a hood of the same colour.—The Bernardines differ very little from the Cistercians. They had their origin toward the beginning of the 12th century.