dragonnade

[ drag-uh-neyd ]

noun

1. one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.
2. any persecution with the aid of troops.

dragonnade

/ ˌdræɡəˈneɪd /

noun

1. history the persecution of French Huguenots during the reign of Louis XIV by dragoons quartered in their villages and homes
2. subjection by military force

verb

1. tr to subject to persecution by military troops

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonnade¹

1705–15; < French, equivalent to dragonne pertaining to a dragoon + -ade -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonnade¹

C18: from French, from dragon dragoon