Vaudois

1
[ voh-dwah ]

noun(used with a singular verb)

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Other definitions for Vaudois (2 of 2)

Vaudois2
[ voh-dwah ]

noun,plural Vau·dois for 1.
  1. a native or inhabitant of Vaud.

  2. the dialect of French spoken in Vaud.

Origin of Vaudois

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<French; Middle French Vaudeis.See Vaud, -ese

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How to use Vaudois in a sentence

  • The art of printing came to the aid of the opposition begun by the Vaudois and the Albigenses.

    Catherine de' Medici | Honore de Balzac
  • I frequently went to see my father at Nion, a small city in the Vaudois country, where he was now settled.

  • So spake not the pontiffs of Rome when they waded in the blood of the Vaudois and Albigenses.

  • The Vaudois Prior was to go down with his friend to the river-side, to the last point where man can go with man.

    A Forgotten Hero | Emily Sarah Holt
  • Amongst the Vaudois lycanthropy was also widely prevalent, and many of these werwolves were brought to trial and executed.

    Werwolves | Elliott O'Donnell

British Dictionary definitions for Vaudois

Vaudois

/ (ˈvəʊdwɑː) /


pl nsingular -dois
  1. another name for the Waldenses

  2. the inhabitants of Vaud

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