Beghard

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Beghard

/bəˈɡɑːɹd/

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From French bégard, béguard.

noun Beghards · Beguard

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.

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noun one of an association of religious laymen

Español	begardo
Français	bégard
Deutsch	Begard, Begarde
Italiano	begardo

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@misc{beghard_2026,
  title = {Beghard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beghard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}