beguinage

See also: béguinage

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French béguinage.

Noun

beguinage (plural beguinages)

A walled community of small houses occupied by the Beguines.

Translations

walled community of Beguines

Catalan: beguinatge m
Dutch: begijnhof (nl)
Esperanto: beginejo
French: béguinage (fr) m
Spanish: beguinaje m

Further reading

“beguinage”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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