Hu|gue|not

Hu|gue|not
Hu|gue|not «HYOO guh not», noun, adjective.
–n.
a French Protestant of the 1500's and 1600's, belonging to the Calvinistic or Reformed communion.
–adj.
of or belonging to the Huguenots: »

Protestantism in France, however, is not confined to the low-income brackets. Some of the wealthiest families are Huguenot (New York Times).

╂[< French huguenot, earlier eigenot (originallyused of Genevans who were partisans against the Duke of Savoy) perhaps < Swiss German Eidgenoss confederate; subsequently influenced by the name of Besançon Hugues, a party leader]

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  • huguenot — hu·gue·not …   English syllables

  • huguenotic — hu·gue·not·ic …   English syllables

  • hu — ba·hu·vri·hi; da·hu·ri·an; ex·hu·mate; ex·hu·ma·tion; hu; hu·ba·bo; hu·bam; hu·bris; hu·bris·tic; hu·chen; hu·cho; hu·go·esque; hu·go·nis; hu·gue·not; hu·gue·not·ism; hu·hu; hu·hu; hu·ia; hu·ki·lau; hu·lock; hu·ma; hu·mane; hu·mane·ly;… …   English syllables

  • Huguenot — Hu•gue•not [[t]ˈhyu gəˌnɒt[/t]] or, often, [[t]ˈyu [/t]] n. rel a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; French Protestant • Etymology: 1555–65; < F, perh. b. Hugues (name of a political… …   From formal English to slang

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  • Huguenot — Hu gue*not, n. [F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer.] (Eccl. Hist.) A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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