Beghard — Be*ghard Beguard Be*guard , n. [F. b[ e]gard, b[ e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + ard or hard. See {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Beghard — /beg euhrd, beuh gahrd /, n. a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines. [1650 60; < ML beghardus, equiv. to beg (see BEGUINE) + hardus ARD] * * * … Universalium
Beghard — A lay brother who lived a life of devotion modelled on that of the *Beguine … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m. 16〉 = Begarde … Universal-Lexikon
Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 = Begarde … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
beghard — beg·hard … English syllables
Beghard — /ˈbɛgəd/ (say beguhd), /bəˈgad/ (say buh gahd) noun a member of a former Christian brotherhood in Flanders in the 13th century, living in the manner of the Beguines. Also, Beguin. {Medieval Latin Beghardus} …
beghard — ˈbeˌgärd, egˌhärd, egərd noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus, probably from Old French begard : a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low… … Useful english dictionary
Beguard — Beghard Be*ghard Beguard Be*guard , n. [F. b[ e]gard, b[ e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + ard or hard. See {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brethren of the Free Spirit — The Brothers, or Brethren of the Free Spirit (Brüder und Schwestern des Freien Geistes), was a lay Christian movement which flourished in northern Europe in the 13th and 14th Centuries. Antinomian and individualist in outlook, it came into… … Wikipedia