Jacquerie
/ˌʒækəˈriː/noun
A peasant revolt or uprising, especially the 1358 French rebellion against the nobility.
Did you know?The word comes from Jacques, a common French name used by nobles as a sneering label for peasants, so the term began as social contempt before becoming history.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Heb
Yaʿaqōb
“Jacob, a personal name meaning 'heel-holder' or 'supplanter' in traditional interpretation.”
Greek New Testament
Greek
Iakōbos
“James/Jacob, the Greek form of the biblical name.”
Latin
Latin
Iacomus
“A later Latin form of James/Jacob that spread through medieval Europe.”
Old French
OFr
Jacques
“James; also a common man's name used for a peasant.”
14th Century
French
jacquerie
“Originally, a peasant uprising; especially the revolt of French peasants in 1358.”
Modern English
English
jacquerie
“Any violent peasant revolt or rural uprising.”