Beghard
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French bégard, béguard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈɡɑːɹd/
Noun
Beghard (plural Beghards)
- (historical) One of an association of religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines, and influenced by Albigensian teachings and by the Brethren of the Free Spirit.
- Coordinate terms: Beguin, Beguine
Translations
one of an association of religious laymen
References
- “Beghard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Further reading
- Beguines and Beghards on Wikipedia.Wikipedia