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Les Gueux
[ ley gœ ]
noun
- a league of Dutch and Flemish patriots, composed chiefly of nobles and formed in 1566 to resist the introduction of the Spanish Inquisition into the Netherlands.
- (later) any of various Dutch or Flemish partisan groups organized to gain independence for the Netherlands from Spain.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Les Gueux1
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Example Sentences
The words caught on, and the hall resounded with loud cries of “Vivent les gueux!”
On his arrival at Tournay in August, 1566, the people had cried "Vivent les gueux;" a proof that he liked the cry.
He had never permitted the cry of "Vivent les gueux" at his own table, nor encouraged it in his presence any where else.
Others thronged around the balustrade, shouting "Vivent les gueux!"
Immediately loud cries arose from the assembled guests, until the great hall echoed with the shouts of Vivent les Gueux.
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