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Huguenot
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Hu·gue·not  (hyg-nt)
n.
A French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries.
[French, from Old French huguenot, member of a Swiss political movement, alteration (influenced by Bezanson Hugues (c. 1491-1532?), Swiss political leader) of dialectal eyguenot, from German dialectal Eidgenosse, confederate, from Middle High German eitgenz : eit, oath (from Old High German eid) + genz, companion (from Old High German ginz).]
Hugue·notic adj.
Hugue·notism n.
Huguenot [hew-gan-oh]
Noun
a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries [French]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.HuguenotHuguenot - a French Calvinist of the 16th or 17th centuries
Calvinist, Genevan - an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin


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