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jacquerie



jac·que·rie [ ˌzhä-kə-ˈrē]



jacquerie   
noun
[ˌzhä-kə-ˈrē]

Definition of jacquerie

: a peasants' revolt



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//This is a modern-day jacquerie, an emotional wildfire stoked in the provinces and directed against Paris and, most of all, the elite.
— The New York Review of Books, "James McAuley," 21 Mar. 2019

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First Known Use of jacquerie

1523, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for jacquerie

Middle French, from the French peasant revolt in 1358, from jacque peasant — more at jacket

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First Known Use of jacquerie

1523, in the meaning defined above



History and Etymology for jacquerie

Middle French, from the French peasant revolt in 1358, from jacque peasant — more at jacket



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