geus

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɣøːs/

Etymology

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

Concepts

pig

🐖

hog

randy

sow

swine

Synonyms

gieteling