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Jacquerie definition

Jacque·rie (z̸hȧk rē′)

noun

  1. the French peasants' revolt of 1358
  2. any peasants' revolt

Etymology: Fr < Jacques Bonhomme, nobles' epithet for “peasant”

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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