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