Definition of beguine Beguine
Beg•uine
We found 7 definitions of beguine from 4 different sources.
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What does beguine mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: beguines |
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| beguine - (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life | ||
| sister a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group; "none of her sisters would betray her" | ||
| sisterhood a religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns) | ||
| beguine - a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba | ||
| beguine - music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- beguine (n.)
A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
Part of speech
🔤- beguine, noun, singular of beguines.
