From theJacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, fromJacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) +-erie.
jacquerie (pluraljacqueries)
- Aviolentrevolt bypeasants.
1911,Saki, “The Stampeding of Lady Bastable”, inThe Chronicles of Clovis:Ajacquerie, 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, inFoundation,Panther Books Ltd publication, published1974, part V: “The Merchant Princes”, page185:“Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? AJacquerie?[”]
1986, G Krishnan-Kutty,Peasantry in India, page71:Whenever ajacquerie 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, published2013, page207:Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during theJacquerie of 1905-6.
a violent revolt by peasants
FromJacquerie, fromJacques(a derogatory nickname for peasants, literally“James”) +-erie.
jacquerie f (pluraljacqueries)
- commoners' revolt,jacquerie
Unadapted borrowing fromFrenchjacquerie.
jacquerie f (uncountable)
- jacquerie
