Camisard

American  

[kam-uh-zahrd, kam-uh-zahrd, ka-mee-zar] / ˈkæm əˌzɑrd, ˌkæm əˈzɑrd, ka miˈzar /

noun

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of Camisard

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

Example Sentences

At this juncture, D'Aigalliers suggested to Villars that a negotiation should be opened directly with the Camisard chiefs to induce them to lay down their arms.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

After the Camisard war, and before the appearance of Court, these meetings rarely numbered more than a hundred persons.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

At the head of the Camisard army was a young peasant, Jean Cavalier, who by his energetic and skilful conduct of the campaign astonished the world.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.

He had twelve of his men dressed up in the clothes of the soldiers who had fallen, and six others in their ordinary Camisard dress bound with ropes as prisoners of war.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel

Broglie assembled the inhabitants of the village in the church, and demanded to be informed who had been present with the Camisard preacher.

From The Huguenots in France by Smiles, Samuel