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:

• 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.