Beghard

[ beg-erd, buh-gahrd ]

noun
  1. a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines.

Origin of Beghard

1
1650–60; <Medieval Latin beghardus, equivalent to beg- (see Beguine) + -hardus-ard

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Beghard

/ (ˈbɛɡəd, bɪˈɡɑːd) /


noun
  1. a member of a Christian brotherhood that was founded in Flanders in the 13th century and followed a life based on that of the Beguines: Also called: Beguin

Origin of Beghard

1
C17: from Medieval Latin beghardus, from Beg (uine) + -ard; compare Old French bégard, Middle Dutch beggaert, Middle High German beghart

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