Beguine
Definition of Beguine
- 1. (Roman Catholic Church) a member of a lay sisterhood (one of several founded in the Netherlands in the 12th and 13th centuries); though not taking religious vows the sisters followed an austere life Noun
- 2. Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance Noun
- 3. A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba Noun