01 n. The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incur…
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The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incursion; dragoonade.“He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands.” — C. Kingsley.