dragonnade

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪd

Noun

dragonnade (plural dragonnades)

1. (historical) A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism.
2. The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers.

French

Noun

dragonnade f (plural dragonnades)

1. dragonnade