BEGUINE


Meaning of BEGUINE in English

/beg"een, bay"geen, beuh geen"/ , n. Rom. Cath. Ch.

a member of a lay sisterhood, founded in Liège in the 12th century.

[ 1350-1400; ME begyne beguine, said to be after Lambert ( le ) Begue (the stammerer), founder of the order; see -INE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .