Camisard

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noun

One of the Huguenots of the Cévennes region of south-central France, who rose up against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

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Meanings

nounCamisard (plural Camisards)

plural Camisards

  1. historicalOne of the Huguenots of the Cévennes region of south-central France, who rose up against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685.

Origin

French, from the peasant's smock or camise which they wore.

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APA

Camisard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camisard

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“Camisard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camisard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Camisard,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Camisard.

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