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

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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

Why leave to Cond�, now a Spanish General, the companies raised under the Fronde with the funds of Mademoiselle and bearing her name?

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

After the Fronde he engaged in financial affairs, thanks to Fouquet.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

During the wars of religion of the 16th century it was occupied by the duke of Mayenne on behalf of the League, and in the 17th century, during the Fronde, by the duke of Longueville.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various

The other kind resorted to the methods of the Fronde; they made war by pin-pricks, by bursts of laughter, with all the resources of French gayety and wit.

From The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature by Cooper, Frederic Taber