dragonnade

[ drag-uh-neyd ]

noun

1. one of a series of persecutions of French Protestants, under Louis XIV, by dragoons quartered upon them.
2. any persecution with the aid of troops.

dragonnade

/ ˌdræɡəˈneɪd /

noun

1. history the persecution of French Huguenots during the reign of Louis XIV by dragoons quartered in their villages and homes
2. subjection by military force

verb

1. tr to subject to persecution by military troops

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonnade¹

1705–15; < French, equivalent to dragonne pertaining to a dragoon + -ade -ade ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of dragonnade¹

C18: from French, from dragon dragoon

Example Sentences

Together with the controversial argument, each letter contained some new information, the account of a dragonnade, the prophecy of a shepherdess, the testimony delivered by a preacher with the halter round his neck, or a galley-slave dying under the lash.

From Project Gutenberg

Dragonnade, drag-on-ād′, n. the persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV. by raids of dragoons: abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.

From Project Gutenberg

The hardships borne by the law-abiding people of that time could be compared to those of the Huguenots who, faithful to their confession, were impoverished by the dragonnade.

From Project Gutenberg

The phrases “to dragoon” and “dragonnade” bear witness to the mounted infantry period, this arm being the most efficient and economical form of cavalry for police work and guerrilla warfare.

From Project Gutenberg

They refused to be converted by the priests; and then Louis XIV. determined to dragonnade them.

From Project Gutenberg