noyade

[ nwah-yahd; French nwa-yad ]

noun

destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.

Origin of noyade

1810–20; <French: drowning, equivalent to noy(er) to drown (<Latin necāre to kill) + -ade-ade¹

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British Dictionary definitions for noyade

noyade

/ (nwɑːˈjɑːd, French nwajad) /

noun

French history execution by drowning, esp as practised during the Reign of Terror at Nantes from 1793 to 1794

Origin of noyade

C19: from French, from noyer to drown, from Late Latin necāre to drown, from Latin: to put to death

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