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Webster 1913 Edition


Huguenot

Hu′gue-not

,
Noun.
[F., properly a dim. of
Hugues
. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (
Huguenot
) of some person conspicuous as a reformer.]
(Eccl. Hist.)
A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century.

Webster 1828 Edition


Huguenot

HU'GUENOT

,
Noun.
A name formerly given to a protestant in France.