Camisard

[ kam-uh-zahrd, kam-uh-zahrd; French ka-mee-zar ]

/ ˈkæm əˌzɑrd, ˌkæm əˈzɑrd; French ka miˈzar /

noun

any French Protestant, living in the region of the Cévennes Mountains, who carried on a revolt against Louis XIV in the early part of the 18th century.

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Origin of Camisard

1695–1705; <French, equivalent to camis- (<Provençal camisa shirt; see chemise) + -ard-ard

Words nearby Camisard

camiknickers, Camilla, camino real, camion, camisado, Camisard, camise, camisole, camlet, Cammaerts, cammie

Example sentences from the Web for Camisard

At the same time he authorized the formation of a Camisard regiment for service in Spain under his command.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
Suddenly, one of their divisions came upon the advanced Camisard sentinels.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.
With nothing of the Camisard about him, he invincibly recalls one of those sunny, self-possessed sons of Provence.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
The Camisard civil war which happened there, was not without its influence.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.

His object in doing this was to deceive the Camisard leader, and to draw him into a trap.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.

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