dragonnade.
A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
Meaning & usage
A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *derḱ-der. Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai Ancient Greek δέρκομαι (dérkomai) Ancient Greek δράκων (drákōn)der. Latin dracōslbor. Old French dragon French dragon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Latin -atader. Occitan -adader. French -ade French dragonnadebor. English dragonnade Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”) + -ade.
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