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A name formerly given to the Protestants of France, presumed to be a corruption of the German word eingenossen , i. e . sworn confederates, the history of whom and their struggles and persecutions fills a large chapter in the history of France, a cause which was espoused at the first by many of the nobles and the best families in the country, but all along in disfavour at Court.