Beguine
Pronunciation : Be`guine"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. b?guine; LL. beguina, beghina; fr. Lambert le B?gue (the Stammerer) the founder of the order. (Du Cange.)]
Definition : Defn: A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913