Huguenot

//ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt// adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century. historical

    "The village was once well known for its paper-milling, founded by Huguenot immigrants in 1648, which produced high-quality hand-made paper until 1952."

  2. 2
    a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, like or relating to Huguenotism or Huguenots.

Example

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"Probably De Monts had some part in arranging the marriage, for Nicholas Boulle was a Huguenot and De Monts appears as a witness to the notarial documents."

Etymology

From French huguenot (“Huguenot”), of uncertain origin.

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