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jacquerie

/ʒæˈkɹi/

jacquerie noun: a revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.

Noun

jacquerie (plural jacqueries)

  1. A revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.
    • A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.1911, Saki, “The Stampeding of Lady Bastable”, in The Chronicles of Clovis
    • “Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]1951, Isaac Asimov, chapter 18, in Foundation, Panther Books Ltd publication, published 1974, part V: “The Merchant Princes”, page 185

jacquerie meaning in Tamil

jacquerie in Tamil

விவசாயிகள் கலகம், புரட்சி

Examples of jacquerie in a sentence

  • Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."1986, G Krishnan-Kutty, Peasantry in India, page 71:
  • Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during the Jacquerie of 1905-6.1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 207:

Forms of jacquerie

pluraljacqueries
alternative formJacquerie

Origin of jacquerie

Borrowed from French jacquerie, from Jacquerie (derogatory nickname for peasants, literally “James”) + -erie. First attested in the early 1500s. In reference to the Jacquerie uprising of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.

Words that rhyme with jacquerie

Questions about jacquerie

What does jacquerie mean?
Jacquerie means a revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.
What is jacquerie in Tamil?
Jacquerie in Tamil is விவசாயிகள் கலகம், புரட்சி. See Jacquerie meaning in Tamil.
How do you use jacquerie in a sentence?
Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."
What part of speech is jacquerie?
Jacquerie is a noun.
How do you pronounce jacquerie?
Jacquerie is pronounced /ʒæˈkɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of jacquerie?
The plural of jacquerie is jacqueries.

Words near jacquerie in the dictionary

  1. Jacque
  2. Jacqueline
  3. Jacquelyn
  4. jacqueminot
  5. jacqueminots
  6. jacquerie
  7. jacqueries
  8. jacques
  9. jacquesdietrichite
  10. jacquet
  11. Jacquets

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