Monday, August 31, 2009

Merriam-Webster's Word-of-the-Day: Jacquerie

jacquerie

\zhah-kuh-REE\

noun

Meaning

: a peasants' revolt

Example Sentence

"In light of inadequate social safety nets and the probability of further economic turndowns, the regime's fear of an anti-government jacquerie is not far-fetched." (David Aikman, The American Spectator, March 2000)

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