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- DictionaryJac·que·rie/ˌ(d)ZHakəˈrē/
noun
- 1. a communal uprising or revolt.
The Jacquerie (French:) was a popular revolt by peasants that took place in northern France in the early summer of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War. The revolt was centred in the valley of the Oise north of Paris and was suppressed after over two months of violence.
: a peasants' revolt. Did you know? When Was the First jacquerie? The first jacquerie was an insurrection of peasants against the nobility in northeastern France in 1358, so-named from the nobles' habit of referring contemptuously to any peasant as "Jacques," or "Jacques Bonhomme" (in French bonhomme means "fellow").
May 14, 2024 · Jacquerie, insurrection of peasants against the nobility in northeastern France in 1358—so named from the nobles’ habit of referring contemptuously to any peasant as Jacques, or Jacques Bonhomme. The Jacquerie occurred at a critical moment of the Hundred Years’ War.
Jacquerie definition: the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358.. See examples of JACQUERIE used in a sentence.
Jacquerie. Quick Reference. A communal uprising or revolt, especially the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1357–8; the term is recorded from the early 16th century, and comes from Old French, literally ‘villeins’, from Jacques, a given name formerly used to mean ‘peasant’ in France.
May 21, 2018 · jacquerie a communal uprising or revolt, especially the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1357–8; the term is recorded from the early 16th century, and comes from Old French, literally ‘villeins’, from Jacques, a given name formerly used to mean ‘peasant’ in France.
Jacquerie definition: The uprising of the French peasants against the nobility in 1358.
Mar 3, 2024 · /ʒɑkəˈri/ IPA guide. Other forms: jacqueries. Definitions of jacquerie. noun. a violent revolt, named after the uprising of French peasants against the nobles in 1358. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Jacquerie." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/jacquerie. Accessed 03 Mar. 2024. Copy citation.
Jacquerie. A violent peasant revolt in France in 1358 against war taxes, the heavy ransom for captives taken at Poitiers in 1358, and pillaging mercenary soldiers. This revolt was put down in merciless fashion by the nobles. Back
(ʒɑːkᵊˈʀi) noun. 1. the revolt of the peasants of northern France against the nobles in 1358. 2. (lc) any peasant revolt. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin.
