beguines

We have found lemma(root) word of beguines : beguine.

Definitions


[bɪˈɡiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a popular dance of Caribbean origin, similar to the foxtrot


Phrases:

Origin:
1930s: from West Indian French, from French béguin ‘infatuation’


[beɪˈɡiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood in the Low Countries, not bound by vows


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century: Old French béguine, from the name of Lambert Bègue or le Bègue (‘the Stammerer’), a 12th-century priest who founded the order




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