Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in
Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.
[1913 Webster]
Augustinian canons, an order of monks once popular in
England and Ireland; -- called also regular canons of St.
Austin, and black canons.
Augustinian hermits or Austin friars, an order of friars
established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was
introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.
Augustinian nuns, an order of nuns following the rule of
St. Augustine.
Augustinian rule, a rule for religious communities based
upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the
Augustinian orders.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Augustinian Hermits
n 1: a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope