dragonnade

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French dragonnade, from dragon (“dragoon”) +‎ -ade. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪd === Noun === dragonnade (plural dragonnades) (historical) A policy by Louis XIV to intimidate Huguenots to reconvert to Roman Catholicism. The abandonment of a place to the violence of soldiers. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === dragon +‎ -ade === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁa.ɡɔ.nad/ === Noun === dragonnade f (plural dragonnades) dragonnade