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Huguenot

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English

Etymology

From French huguenot (Huguenot), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: hyūʹgə-nō', IPA(key): /ˈhjuː.ɡə.nəʊ/
  • (US) enPR: hyūʹgə-nŏt', IPA(key): /ˈhju.ɡə.nɒt/, [ˈɕu.ɡə.nɒt]

Noun

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Huguenot (plural Huguenots)

  1. (historical) A member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th century.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 178, about Eynsford:
      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.

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Adjective

Huguenot (comparative more Huguenot, superlative most Huguenot)

  1. Of, like or relating to Huguenotism or Huguenots.

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