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Jacquerie

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(n.) The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jacquerie'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​j/jacquerie.html. 1828.
 
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