institution
The Beguines
the Beguines
also: Béguinage
Lay sisterhoods of women living in devotion without permanent vows, housed in enclosed béguinages; the Sainte-Elisabeth béguinage at Bruges is Rilke's subject.
Reading notes
- New Poems §66 BÉGUINAGE
A béguinage: the walled court of the Beguines, lay sisterhoods of women living in devotion without permanent vows; this one is the Sainte-Elisabeth béguinage at Bruges.