From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Jacquerie \Jacque`rie"\, n. [F.]
The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the
nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title,
Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry.
Hence, any revolt of peasants.
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