n.
Pronunciation: ' hyü-g ə - ˌ nät
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 \ ˌ hyü-g ə - ' nä-tik \ adjective
– Hu · gue · not · ism \ ' hyü-g ə - ˌ nä- ˌ ti-z ə m \ noun