Beguine

See also: beguine

English

Etymology

From Old French béguine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beɪˈɡiːn/

Noun

Beguine (plural Beguines)

1. (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

Related terms

• beguinage

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: beguí (ca) m
• Dutch: begijn (nl)
• French: béguin (fr) m, béguine (fr) f
• German: Begine f, Beguine f
• Italian: beghino m, beghina (it) f
• Polish: beginka f
• Spanish: beguino m, beguina f

Further reading

• Beguines and Beghards on Wikipedia.Wikipedia