Definitions for Camisard

Camisard Cam·i·sard

Spelling: [kam-uh-zahrd, kam-uh-zahrd; Camisard is a 8 letter English word.

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Definitions for Camisard

noun

  1. any French Protestant, living in the region of the Cévennes Mountains, who carried on a revolt against Louis XIV in the early part of the 18th century.

Origin of Camisard

1695-1705; French, equivalent to camis- (Provençal camisa shirt; see chemise) + -ard -ard

Examples for Camisard

With nothing of the Camisard about him, he invincibly recalls one of those sunny, self-possessed sons of Provence.

The Camisard civil war which happened there, was not without its influence.

Then he took six of his best men, with their own Camisard uniforms on, and bound them with ropes, to represent prisoners.

After the death of the last of the Camisard leaders, there was no further effort at revolt.

He organized the Camisard forces and maintained the most severe discipline.

His object in doing this was to deceive the Camisard leader, and to draw him into a trap.

(p. 148) But the Camisard chief was well advised of their movements.

The Camisard chief mixed with the men, talking with them freely about the Barbets and their doings.

At the same time he authorized the formation of a Camisard regiment for service in Spain under his command.

He had secured for the Camisard the passport and clothes of a priest who had but just died at Granville.

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