Beghard

== English == === Alternative forms === Beguard === Etymology === From French bégard, béguard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈɡɑːɹd/ === Noun === Beghard (plural Beghards) (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. Coordinate terms: Beguin, Beguine ==== Translations ==== === References === “Beghard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Further reading === Beguines and Beghards on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Gebhard