geus

(Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. (feminine, historical, in-plural, masculine) a supporter of the insurrectionist faction in the Spanish Netherlands, who became the enemies of the Spanish crown, formalised in 1566 (originally a polemic insult, but soon reappropriated)
2. (archaic, feminine, masculine) any one of the Protestants in the Low Countries, in particular of a Reformed tradition, especially as opposed to Catholics

Adj

1. (not-comparable) belonging or related to the faction of the geuzen (sense 1 above)
2. (archaic, not-comparable) Protestant

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ɣøːs/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From Middle French gueux (“beggar”), from Middle Dutch guyte (“rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader”). Doublet of guit.

Hevwate

gieteling

Werger

pig

🐖

protestantisch

Massel

προτεσταντικός

hog

randy

sow

swine

gueux

protestant

gueuse

Gueux

gueuse-mère

lingotto

protestante