What is the meaning of 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. (
  • Music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance.
  • A ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies; similar to the rumba. .
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