Main Entry:

Hu·gue·not

Pronunciation:

\ˈhyü-gə-ˌnät\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle French, alteration of Middle French dialect (Geneva) eyguenot, adherent of a Swiss political movement, from German dialect eidgnosse confederate

Date:

1565

: a member of the French Reformed communion especially of the 16th and 17th centuries

— Hu·gue·not·ic \ˌhyü-gə-ˈnä-tik\ adjective

— Hu·gue·not·ism \ˈhyü-gə-ˌnä-ˌti-zəm\ noun