•a Roman Catholic woman who has sworn a vow of chastity · a woman who is considered excessively devout; (by extension) any person considered to be excessively pious, a bigot
köken: Inherited from Middle French bigot, from Old French bigot, a derogatory term applied to Normans, possibly due to their frequent use of the Old English oath bī god (“by God”). See also English bigot for a further possible etymology.