| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Jacquerie |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Jac·que·rie |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  zhä-kr  |
| NOUN: | 1. The uprising of the French peasants against the nobility in 1358. 2. jacquerie A peasant revolt, especially a very bloody one. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French jacquerie, peasantry, from jacques, peasant. See jacket.
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