NOYADE


Meaning of NOYADE in English

/nwah yahd"/ ; Fr. /nwann yannd"/ , n.

destruction or execution by drowning, esp. as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793-94, during the Reign of Terror.

[ 1810-20; noy ( er ) to drown ( necare to kill) + -ade -ADE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .