borrowed from Middle French, plural of valdois, vaudois, going back to Old French, vernacularization of Medieval Latin Valdensis "Waldensian" — more at waldenses
1560, in the meaning defined above
vaudeville
Vaudois
vaudy
“Vaudois.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Vaudois. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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