Jacquerie
the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.
(lowercase) any peasant revolt.
Origin of Jacquerie
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How to use Jacquerie in a sentence
I ordered a fellow who is all ears to be concealed in a secret closet of the prison of the three chiefs of the Jacquerie.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion | Eugne SueThe destruction of the Jacquerie reduces the bourgeoisie to its own forces in its struggle against the Regent.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion | Eugne SueIn France, they formed the dreaded bands of the Jacquerie, who desolated the most fruitful portions of that fine country.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 461 | VariousBonhomme (Jacques), a peasant who interferes with politics; hence the peasants' rebellion of 1358 was called La Jacquerie.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 | The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.The atrocities of the Jacquerie, and of Wat Tyler's rebellion, hardened the hearts of men against the common people.
The History of Freedom | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
British Dictionary definitions for Jacquerie
/ French (ʒakri) /
the revolt of the N French peasants against the nobility in 1358
Origin of Jacquerie
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