Masculine

béguin

Meaning

Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines)

Translations

Frequency

C1
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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