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Beguine
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beguine
English
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Etymology
From en fro béguine.
Pronunciation
en /beɪˈɡiːn/
Noun
en historical A member of a semimonastic Christian lay religious order active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries in the 13th–16th centuries.
en Beghard
Related terms
en beguinage
Translations
Catalan: ca beguí m
Dutch: nl begijn
French: fr béguin m, fr béguine f
German: de Begine f, de Beguine f
Italian: it beghino m, it beghina f
Polish: pl beginka f
Spanish: es beguino m, es beguina f
Further reading
Beguines and Beghards