'Jacquerie' definitions:

Definition of 'Jacquerie'

From: GCIDE
  • Jacquerie \Jacque`rie"\, n. [F.] The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants. [1913 Webster]