A system of forced labour in parts of India.

Alternative form of begadkefat

(linguistics) A phenomenon of spirantization affecting most plosive consonants of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic when they are preceded by a vowel and not geminated; also any similar case of spirantization of postvocalic plosives in other languages, such as Berber.

Alternative spelling of beggar-my-neighbor

(historical) One who, for a fee, performs an unauthorised wedding service, especially for poor people (originally beggars).

Decorated with garlands.

(transitive, intransitive) To gather about; gather round; assemble.

(transitive) To deceive; mock. / (transitive) To gab about; talk over; report from one (person) to another.

plural of bega

initially, at first, at the very start / in the first place