Fronde
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Fronde
C18: from French, literally: sling, the insurgent parliamentarians being likened to naughty schoolboys using slings
Example Sentences
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So long and difficult in certain regions was the uplifting of France, after the wars of the Fronde, never taken very seriously by historians, doubtless because too many women were concerned in them.
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede
The condition of Toulon was somewhat disturbed, for the wars of the Fronde were then raging in France, and the town, at that moment, was for the Prince of Cond� against the court.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva
Mademoiselle was the last to disappear of the grand figures belonging to the time of the Fronde.
From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Barine, Arvede
He sprang to his feet again, and in an impassioned harangue called upon the Assembly to remember the Fronde.
From The Red Cockade by Weyman, Stanley John
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 Barine, Arvede
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