jacque·rie \zhäˈkrē\noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: French, from jacquerie, the 1358 peasant revolt in France, from Middle French, from jacques, jacque peasant + -erie -ery — more at jacket 1.: a peasants' revolt 2.: the peasant class < stormed and sacked by a famished Jacquerie — Times Literary Supplement >