dragonnade
Americannoun
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one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.
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any persecution with the aid of troops.
noun
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history the persecution of French Huguenots during the reign of Louis XIV by dragoons quartered in their villages and homes
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subjection by military force
verb
Etymology
Origin of dragonnade
1705–15; < French, equivalent to dragonne pertaining to a dragoon + -ade -ade 1
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The hardships borne by the law-abiding people of that time could be compared to those of the Huguenots who, faithful to their confession, were impoverished by the dragonnade.
From An Introduction to the History of Japan by Katsuro Hara
They refused to be converted by the priests; and then Louis XIV. determined to dragonnade them.
From The Huguenots in France by Samuel Smiles
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