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jacquerie

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ʒaˈkɹi/
  • UK: /ˈʒak(ə)ɹi/
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noun

Meaning 1

A violent revolt by peasants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: germania — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 農民起義 /农民起义 (nóngmínqǐyì) — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Finnish: talonpoikaiskapina — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Finnish: jacquerie — a violent revolt by peasants
  • French: jacquerie — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Hungarian: parasztlázadás — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Hungarian: parasztfelkelés — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Polish: żakeria — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Polish: powstanie chłopskie — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Polish: rewolta chłopska — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Portuguese: jaqueria — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Romanian: jacquerie — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Russian: крестья́нское восста́ние (krestʹjánskoje vosstánije) — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Russian: жакери́я (žakeríja) — a violent revolt by peasants
  • Swedish: bondeuppror — a violent revolt by peasants