Cagoulard

[ kag-oo-lahr, kag-oo-lahr; French ka-goo-lahr ]

noun,plural Ca·gou·lards [kag-oo-lahrz, kag-oo-lahrz; French ka-goo-lahr]. /ˈkæg ʊˌlɑrz, ˌkæg ʊˈlɑrz; French ka guˈlɑr/.
  1. a member of a secret French organization, active 1932–40, that conspired to overthrow the Third Republic.

Origin of Cagoulard

1
<French, equivalent to cagoule hood (see cowl) + -ard-ard

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