Jacques Bonhomme

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[zhahk baw-nawm] / ʒɑk bɔˈnɔm /

noun

1. the contemptuous title given by the nobles to the peasants in the revolt of the Jacquerie in 1358 and adopted by the peasants in subsequent revolts.

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Etymology

Origin of Jacques Bonhomme

< French: literally, James goodfellow; see jack ⁴

Example Sentences

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Jacques Bonhomme

The burden of the centuries was suddenly lifted from the shoulders of Jacques Bonhomme.

From The French Revolution A Short History by Johnston, R. M. (Robert Matteson)

This worthy Jacques Bonhomme might have made an heir of his native village, leaving money for a new school-house or some other public edifice.

From In the Heart of the Vosges And Other Sketches by a "Devious Traveller" by Betham-Edwards, Matilda

"You belong to the race of the Jacques Bonhomme," said La Renaudie, pressing Christophe's hand.

From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

"You are of the stock of old Jacques Bonhomme," said la Renaudie to Christophe, wringing his hand.

From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de

Piers became a kind of typical figure, like the French peasant, Jacques Bonhomme, and was appealed to as such by the Protestant reformers of the 16th century.

From From Chaucer to Tennyson by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)