fronde

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French - Turkish
[la] sapan; başkaldırı, isyan
French - English
{n} sling, frond
frond
English - English
{i} political party in France at the period of the minority of Louis XIV who opposed the government and made war upon the court party
who opposed the government, and made war upon the court party
the effort by upper classes to assert their authority over the king during the Mazarin reign
A political party in France, during the minority of Louis XIV
(1 syl ) A political squabble during the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin, in the minority of Louis XIV (1648-1653) The malcontents were called Frondeurs, from a witty illustration of a councillor, who said that they were "like schoolboys who sling stones about the streets When no eye is upon them they are bold as bullies; but the moment a `policeman' approaches, away they scamper to the ditches for concealment" (Montglat) The French for a sling is fronde, and for slingers, frondeurs "It was already true that the French government was a despotism and as speeches and lampoons were launched by persons who tried to hide after they had shot their dart, some one compared them to children with a sling (fronde), who let fly a stone and run away " - C M Yonge: History of France, chap viii p 136 Frondeur A backbiter; one who throws stones at another "`And what about Diebitsch?' began another frondeur " - Vera, p 200 Frontino (See Horse )
The rebellion of the nobility in France from 1648 to 1652, which sought to restore its feudal rights and privileges abolished by the crown
English - French
{n} fronde, parti politique de France sous Louis XIV (de minorité)