Fronde
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Fronde
C18: from French, literally: sling, the insurgent parliamentarians being likened to naughty schoolboys using slings
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Fronde, frond, n. the name given to certain factions in France during the minority of Louis XIV., hostile to the court and the minister Mazarin.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Resourceful and quick-witted, he rendered services to his master during the Fronde, in his intrigues with the parliament, the court or the princes.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
The military record of the first or “parliamentary” Fronde is almost blank.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
THE remembrance of the Fronde was destined to remain a heavy weight during the remainder of the reign of Louis XIV.
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine
The heroine of the Fronde was effaced in the eyes of contemporaries, and remained only a ridiculous old maid, whose woes amused the gallery.
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine
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