Masculine
béguin
Meaning
Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/be.ɡɛ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French beguin, from Medieval Latin beguina, said to be taken from the name of Lambert le Bègue, "Lambert the Stammerer." For the surname, see bègue (“stammering”).
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