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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Hu•gue•not (hyo̅o̅′gə not′ or, often, yo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries;
a French Protestant.
- French, perh. blend of, blended Hugues (name of a political leader in Geneva) and eidgenot, back formation from eidgenots, Swiss variant of German Eidgenoss confederate, literally, oath comrade
- 1555–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Huguenot /ˈhjuːɡəˌnəʊ -ˌnɒt/ n - a French Calvinist, esp of the 16th or 17th centuries
adj - designating the French Protestant Church
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Genevan dialect eyguenot one who opposed annexation by Savoy, ultimately from Swiss German Eidgenoss confederate; influenced by Hugues, surname of 16th-century Genevan burgomaster |