Jacquerieとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• Jacquerie

語源

Borrowed from French jacquerie, from Jacquerie (derogatory nickname for peasants, literally “James”) + -erie. First attested in the early 1500s. In reference to the Jacquerie uprising of 1358 during the Hundred Years' War.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ʒæˈkɹi/, /ˈʒæ.kə.ɹi/, /-kɹi/
• 韻: -i, -ækɹi, -ækəɹi

名詞

jacquerie (plural jacqueries)

1. A revolt organized by peasants, typically violent.
   • 1911, Saki, “The Stampeding of Lady Bastable”, in The Chronicles of Clovis:

     A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.

   • 1951, Isaac Asimov, chapter 18, in Foundation, Panther Books Ltd publication, published 1974, part V: “The Merchant Princes”, page 185:

     “Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]

   • 1986, G Krishnan-Kutty, Peasantry in India, page 71:

     Whenever a jacquerie occurred, the authorities looked "upon it as a revolt of the underdog against his native oppressor."

   • 1996, Orlando Figes, A People's Tragedy, Folio Society, published 2013, page 207:

     Nearly three thousand manors were destroyed (15 per cent of the total) during the Jacquerie of 1905-6.

Further reading

• “jacquerie”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “jacquerie, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “jacquerie”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.