noyade

[ nwah-yahd; French nwa-yad ]

noun

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

noyade

/ nwɑːˈjɑːd; nwajad /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of noyade¹

1810–20; < French: drowning, equivalent to noy ( er ) to drown (< Latin necāre to kill) + -ade -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of noyade¹

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