Versaillese

Meanings

adjective

alternativeAlternative form of Versaillais: of, from or relating to Versailles
By no tactics could he get Mesdames' Luggage stirred from the Courts there; frantic Versaillese women came screaming about him; [...]
1838, The French Revolution, page 401
historySupporting the government of Versailles during the suppression of the Paris Commune of 1871.
[...] a Versaillese officer who interrogated him.
1895, A Short History of the Paris Commune, page 67
2 more examples
[...] a Versaillese officer summoned them to surrender within a quarter of an hour on pain of being shot.
1886, History of the Commune of 1871, page 240
[...] a Versaillese agent, was, on May 13th, arrested with 30,000 francs upon his person, with which he had intended to bribe the Federates.
1898, The Proletarian Revolt: A History of the Paris Commune of 1871, page 103

nounVersaillese (plural Versaillese)

alternativeAlternative form of Versaillais: a native or inhabitant of Versailles
We remark also that the Versaillese have now got ammunition: [...]
1838, The French Revolution, page 401
historyA supporter, agent, soldier, or official of the government based in Versailles that fought against the Paris Commune in 1871.
[...] the Versaillese were unchaining their fury on Paris, bombarding it, destroying its edifices, slaughtering women and children with their shells?
1892, The Downfall, page 525