dragonnade
dragonnade · dragonnades
A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman CatholicismA policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
Meaning
2 senses(historical)A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”) + -ade.Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”) + -ade.
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Forms
plural: dragonnades| Singular | dragonnade |
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