dragonnade
dragonnade noun: a policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
Noun
dragonnade (plural dragonnades)
- A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
- The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.
Forms of dragonnade
| plural | dragonnades |
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Origin of dragonnade
Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”) + -ade.
Words that rhyme with dragonnade
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- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- embayed
Questions about dragonnade
- What does dragonnade mean?
- Dragonnade means a policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
- What part of speech is dragonnade?
- Dragonnade is a noun.
- What is the plural of dragonnade?
- The plural of dragonnade is dragonnades.
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