Beghard
1Beghard — Be*ghard Beguard Be*guard , n. [F. b[ e]gard, b[ e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + ard or hard. See {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in… …
2Beghard — Beghard, Berthold (Berthold von Rohrbach), behauptete im 14. Jahrh., Christus sei am Kreuze völlig verzweifelt, u. der Mensch könne auf Erden so vollkommen werden, daß er weder zu beten noch zu fasten brauche. Er mußte seine Irrthümer zu Würzburg …
3Beghard — /beg euhrd, beuh gahrd /, n. a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines. [1650 60; < ML beghardus, equiv. to beg (see BEGUINE) + hardus ARD] * * * …
4Beghard — A lay brother who lived a life of devotion modelled on that of the *Beguine …
5Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m. 16〉 = Begarde …
6Beghard — Be|ghard 〈m.; Gen.: en, Pl.: en〉 = Begarde …
7beghard — beg·hard …
8Beghard — /ˈbɛgəd/ (say beguhd), /bəˈgad/ (say buh gahd) noun a member of a former Christian brotherhood in Flanders in the 13th century, living in the manner of the Beguines. Also, Beguin. {Medieval Latin Beghardus} …
9beghard — ˈbeˌgärd, egˌhärd, egərd noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin Beghardus, Begardus, probably from Old French begard : a member of one of many semimonastic associations of laymen founded in the 13th century in the Low… …
10Beguard — Beghard Be*ghard Beguard Be*guard , n. [F. b[ e]gard, b[ e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus, Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + ard or hard. See {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of an association of religious laymen living in …
