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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A member of any of several lay sisterhoods founded in the Netherlands in the 13th century.

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English begine, from Old French beguine, from Middle Dutch beg-, root of beggaert, one who rattles off prayers.]

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