dragonnade
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪd
Noun
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dragonnade (plural dragonnades)
- (historical) A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
- The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.
French
[edit]Noun
[edit]dragonnade f (plural dragonnades)