jacquerie

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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jacquerie (plural jacqueries)

  1. A violent revolt by peasants.
    • 1911, Saki, “The Stampeding of Lady Bastable”, in The Chronicles of Clovis:
      A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.
    • 1951, Isaac Asimov, chapter 18, in Foundation, Panther Books Ltd publication, published 1974, part V: “The Merchant Princes”, page 185:
      “Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]
    • 1986, G Krishnan-Kutty, Peasantry in India, page 71:
      Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."
    • 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 207:
      Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during the Jacquerie of 1905-6.

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French

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Etymology

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From Jacquerie, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants, literally James) +‎ -erie.

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jacquerie f (plural jacqueries)

  1. commoners' revolt, jacquerie

Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French jacquerie.

Noun

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jacquerie f (uncountable)

  1. jacquerie

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