"béguin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural], béguine [feminine]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French beguin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|beguin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French beguin, {{inh+|fr|fro|beguin}} Inherited from Old French beguin Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} béguin m (plural béguins, feminine béguine)
  1. (historical) Beghard, Beguin (religious laymen living in semimonastic communities in imitation of the Beguines) Tags: historical, masculine Synonyms: bégard, béguard Derived forms: béguinage
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-1pCKP3WO Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 29 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French beguin. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|beguin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French beguin, {{inh+|fr|fro|beguin}} Inherited from Old French beguin Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béguin m (plural béguins)
  1. a type of headwear once popular with Beguines, similar to a bonnet Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-WFmAMOqc Disambiguation of Headwear: 13 60 18 9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 29 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /be.ɡɛ̃/ Forms: béguins [plural]
Etymology: From embéguiner. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|embéguiner}} embéguiner Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} béguin m (plural béguins)
  1. (informal) crush, fancy (a short-lived and unrequited love or infatuation) Tags: informal, masculine Categories (topical): Love
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-t0VxVHZC Disambiguation of Love: 26 27 43 4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 32 33 29 5
  2. (informal) crush (person with whom one is infatuated) Tags: informal, masculine
    Sense id: en-béguin-fr-noun-I8GwPfnd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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