Beguine
See also: beguine
English
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Etymology
From Old French béguine.
Pronunciation
Noun
Beguine (plural Beguines)
- (historical) A member of a semimonastic Christian lay religious order active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries in the 13th–16th centuries.
- Coordinate term: Beghard
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Further reading
Beguines and Beghards on Wikipedia.Wikipedia