Fronde

British  

/ frɔ̃d, frɒnd /

noun

1. French history either of two rebellious movements against the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin in the reign of Louis XIV, the first led by the parlement of Paris (1648–49) and the second by the princes (1650–53)

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Etymology

Origin of Fronde

C18: from French, literally: sling, the insurgent parliamentarians being likened to naughty schoolboys using slings

Example Sentences

If you know your French history, you'll remember that the "fronde" was the long revolt against the crown during the boyhood of Louis XIV.

From BBC

I became obsessed with “Thierry la Fronde,” the adventures of a Robin Hood-like rebel resisting the British occupation during the Hundred Years’ War.

From New York Times

At the heart of their fronde, as some have called it, is their outrage at Hollande's pledge to bring capital tax in line with income tax.

From The Guardian

But how without it, under the circumstances that succeeded to the religious wars and the Fronde, anything like a positive constitution ever could have arisen in France, De Tocqueville does not say.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1834 he published his first novel, The Brothers: a Tale of the Fronde, which was followed by a number of others which obtained a certain degree of popularity.

From Project Gutenberg