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Beghard

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bəˈɡɑːɹd/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From French bégard, béguard.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: բեգարդ (begard) — one of an association of religious laymen
  • Catalan: begard — one of an association of religious laymen
  • Esperanto: begardo — one of an association of religious laymen
  • French: bégard — one of an association of religious laymen
  • German: Begard — one of an association of religious laymen
  • German: Begarde — one of an association of religious laymen
  • Italian: begardo — one of an association of religious laymen
  • Polish: begard — one of an association of religious laymen
  • Spanish: begardo — one of an association of religious laymen