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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French gueux (“beggar”), from Middle Dutch guyte (“rascal, good-for-nothing, freeloader”). Doublet of guit.
Noun
geus m or f (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n or geuske n)
- (historical, chiefly in the plural) A supporter of the insurrectionist faction in the Spanish Netherlands, who became the enemies of the Spanish crown, formalised in 1566 (originally a polemic insult, but soon reappropriated)
- (now rare) Any one of the Protestants in the Low Countries, in particular of a Reformed tradition, especially as opposed to Catholics.
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Adjective
geus (not comparable)
- belonging or related to the faction of the geuzen (sense 1 above)
- (archaic, now rare) Protestant
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Etymology 2
Shortened form of geuzelambiek, named after the rue des Gueux in Brussels where it was first brewed.
Noun
geus m (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n or geuske n)
- Synonym of geuzelambiek
Etymology 3
Shortened form of geuzenvlag.
Noun
geus f (plural geuzen, diminutive geusje n)
- jack (a small type of flag, flown at a ship's bowsprit); originally a geuzenvlag
References
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition)