Jacquerie

[ zhahkuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Jacquerie

/ ʒakri /

< French, Middle French, equivalent to jaque ( s ) peasant (after Jacques, a name thought to be typical of peasants) + -rie -ry

C16: from Old French: the peasantry, from jacque a peasant, from Jacques James, from Late Latin Jacōbus

I ordered a fellow who is all ears to be concealed in a secret closet of the prison of the three chiefs of the Jacquerie.

The destruction of the Jacquerie reduces the bourgeoisie to its own forces in its struggle against the Regent.

In France, they formed the dreaded bands of the Jacquerie, who desolated the most fruitful portions of that fine country.

Bonhomme (Jacques), a peasant who interferes with politics; hence the peasants' rebellion of 1358 was called La Jacquerie.

The atrocities of the Jacquerie, and of Wat Tyler's rebellion, hardened the hearts of men against the common people.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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