Main Entry: Hu·gue·not

Pronunciation: \ˈhyü-gə-ˌnät\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle French, alteration of Middle French dial. (Geneva) eyguenot, adherent of a Swiss political movement, from German dial. 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