beguine English

Meaning beguine meaning

What does beguine mean?

beguine

— noun music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance

— noun a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba

Beguine

— noun (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