. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. retreating into these half-spiritual communities, they were subjected tosevere persecutions after 1367, and were graduallydispersed, or joined the orders of Dominicans andFranciscans. In the Netherlands, where they hadpreserved a better character than elsewhere, theymaintained their ground longer, and were protectedby Pojie Innocent IV. (1245), in Brussels byCardinal Hugo (1254), and in Liege by PopeUrban IV. (1261); but their comnumities dis-appearetl in the 14th century. The most probableorigin of our word hcg(jai\ according to
. Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge. retreating into these half-spiritual communities, they were subjected tosevere persecutions after 1367, and were graduallydispersed, or joined the orders of Dominicans andFranciscans. In the Netherlands, where they hadpreserved a better character than elsewhere, theymaintained their ground longer, and were protectedby Pojie Innocent IV. (1245), in Brussels byCardinal Hugo (1254), and in Liege by PopeUrban IV. (1261); but their comnumities dis-appearetl in the 14th century. The most probableorigin of our word hcg(jai\ according to Dr jNIurray,is none other than the old French begart, begard, orits synonym, begiiin, whence the verb beguigner,bcguiner, to act the beguin. If this etymologybe true, it serves to show how widely these laymendicants must have been spread over WesternEurope.—See Beguines ; Mosheim, Be Beghardiset BegliUtahHs (Leip. 1790). Begliariui. See Bagirmi. Beglerbeg. See Beg. Begonia. This genus (which gives its nameto a small order of doubtful affinities) contains a. BcKoiiia rex. large number of species wliich are cultivated in ourgreenhouses, partly on account of their usually beg-sh£hr BEHAR 43 pink, unisexual flowers, and partly for their re-markable unequal-silled and often coloured leaves,to wliicli tliey owe such various netics are used as drastic purgatives. Accordingto Lo\idun, begonias were introduced into tireatHritaiii from .Jamaica in 1777, but they were littlecultivated till 1S40. Bos-Sh<lir« or Ki;i! Gu[„ an extensivemou
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