Fronde
/frɒnd/noun
A sling or catapult for throwing stones; also, in French history, a political revolt or faction.
Did you know?French fronde comes from Latin funda, meaning “sling,” and the famous 17th-century political upheaval called the Fronde was named after children throwing stones at windows in Paris.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
funda
“a sling for throwing stones or missiles”
Old French
OFr
fronde
“a sling; a slingshot”
16th–17th Century
French
fronde
“a sling, then figuratively a faction or act of resistance”
1648–1653
French
La Fronde
“the series of civil wars and aristocratic rebellions in France”
Modern English
English
fronde
“a term borrowed from French, chiefly historical or literary”
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