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Beghard

American  
[beg-erd, buh-gahrd] / ˈbɛg ərd, bəˈgɑrd /

noun

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

Beghard British  
/ bɪˈɡɑːd, ˈbɛɡəd /

noun

  1. Also called: Beguin.  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

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Etymology

Origin of Beghard

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

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