Fronde

British  

/ frɒnd, frɔ̃d /

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

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Example Sentences

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Fronde

Mademoiselle had remained popular in Paris, and her exploits during the Fronde and her fine bearing at the head of her regiment were remembered with enthusiasm.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine

So long and difficult in certain regions was the uplifting of France, after the wars of the Fronde, never taken very seriously by historians, doubtless because too many women were concerned in them.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine

His death, and that of Louis XIII. led to a stormy minority: the Fronde repulsed Mazarin; Mazarin wearied out the Fronde, and applied himself to ruling carelessly a frivolous people.

From The Power Of The Popes by Pierre Claude Fran?ois Daunou

The heroine of the Fronde was effaced in the eyes of contemporaries, and remained only a ridiculous old maid, whose woes amused the gallery.

From Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 by Arvede Barine

The military record of the first or “parliamentary” Fronde is almost blank.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various

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