Beguine - Definition
beguine
n 1: (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
2: music written in the bolero rhythm of the beguine dance
3: a ballroom dance that originated in the French West Indies;
similar to the rumba