BEGUINE
\bɪɡwˈa͡ɪn], \bɪɡwˈaɪn], \b_ɪ_ɡ_w_ˈaɪ_n]\
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(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
By Princeton University
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A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable associations or communities in the Netherlands, and elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound by perpetual vows.
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HLA A2 Antigen
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