English

Alternative forms

• Jacquerie

Noun

jacquerie ‎(plural jacqueries)

1. A violent revolt by peasants.
   • 1911, Saki, ‘The Stampeding of Lady Bastable’, The Chronicles of Clovis:

     A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.

   • 1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 18, page 185, ¶ 9:

     “Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]

   • 1986, G Krishnan-Kutty, Peasantry in India, p. 71:

     Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."

   • 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society 2013, p. 207:

     Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during the Jacquerie of 1905-6.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Jacquerie, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒakʁi/

Noun

jacquerie f ‎(plural jacqueries)

1. peasants' revolt, jacquerie