Camisard

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

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.

Origin of Camisard

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

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Historical Examples of camisard

(p. 148) But the Camisard chief was well advised of their movements.
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.
The Camisard civil war which happened there, was not without its influence.
The Huguenots in France
Samuel Smiles.
He had secured for the Camisard the passport and clothes of a priest who had but just died at Granville.
Michel and Angele [A Ladder of Swords], Complete
Gilbert Parker
He organized the Camisard forces and maintained the most severe discipline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5
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