Camisard

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

/ ˈkæm əˌzɑrd, ˌkæm əˈzɑrd; French ka miˈzar /

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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

How to use Camisard in a sentence

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
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 chiefs then separated, Laporte and his band taking a westerly direction.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.
Suddenly, one of their divisions came upon the advanced Camisard sentinels.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.

Cavalier, to avoid recognition, threw off his uniform, and assumed the guise of a simple Camisard.
The Huguenots in France|Samuel Smiles.