(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
music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba
双语例句
1. Beguine: a member of any of several lay sisterhoods founded in the Netherlands in the 13 th century.