Jacquerie
Definition of Jacquerie:
part of speech: noun
Name given to the revolt of the French peasants in the 14th century.
Usage examples for Jacquerie:
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Now that eight months have elapsed, we know what to think of this " Jacquerie the facts have at length been brought to light.
"Napoleon the Little", Victor Hugo. -
We may add, that a Jacquerie had been promised, and that M. Bonaparte could not break all his promises at once without some inconvenience.
"Napoleon the Little", Victor Hugo. -
68; their plots, 102, 103, 105; relations with the Tories, 166- 168; rise in 1715, 183, 184; in 1745, 228- 230 Jacquerie the, ii.
"History of the English People, Index", John Richard Green.