Jacquerie Definition

zhä-krē
noun
The French peasants' revolt of 1358
Webster's New World
Any peasants' revolt.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Jacquerie

Noun

Singular:
Jacquerie
Plural:
jacqueries

Origin of Jacquerie

  • From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French jacquerie peasantry from jacques peasant jacket

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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