Meanings
nounbeguinage (plural beguinages)
plural beguinages
- A walled community of small houses occupied by the Beguines.
Origin
- Frenchbéguinage
- Englishbeguinage
Borrowed from French béguinage.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan beguinatge
- beguinatgewalled community of Beguines
Dutch begijnhof
- begijnhofwalled community of Beguines
Esperanto beginejo
- beginejowalled community of Beguines
French béguinage
- béguinagewalled community of Beguines
German Beginenhof
- Beginenhofwalled community of Beguines
Latin begginarum
- begginarumwalled community of Beguines
Spanish beguinaje
- beguinajewalled community of Beguines
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APA
beguinage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beguinage
MLA
“beguinage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beguinage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beguinage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beguinage.
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