Fronde

/ frɔ̃d; frɒnd /

noun

1. French history either of two rebellious movements against the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin in the reign of Louis XIV, the first led by the parlement of Paris (1648–49) and the second by the princes (1650–53)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fronde¹

C18: from French, literally: sling, the insurgent parliamentarians being likened to naughty schoolboys using slings

Example Sentences

As a kid in the 1960s and 1970s, I could not have cared less about identity politics, but I cared about toy knights, castles, adventures, movies, Robin Hood, Thierry La Fronde, Templars, comic books, etc.

From Washington Post

If you know your French history, you'll remember that the "fronde" was the long revolt against the crown during the boyhood of Louis XIV.

From BBC

I became obsessed with “Thierry la Fronde,” the adventures of a Robin Hood-like rebel resisting the British occupation during the Hundred Years’ War.

From New York Times

At the heart of their fronde, as some have called it, is their outrage at Hollande's pledge to bring capital tax in line with income tax.

From The Guardian

But how without it, under the circumstances that succeeded to the religious wars and the Fronde, anything like a positive constitution ever could have arisen in France, De Tocqueville does not say.

From Project Gutenberg