Peasant's Revolt
- noun
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Revuelta de los campesinos
- During the Peasant's Revolt, many commoners demanded more rights and better living conditions.
Examples
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The Peasant's Revolt in 1381 was a response to heavy taxation and social inequality.
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Dissatisfaction erupted into violence during the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.
Academic text (2010) -
Famous for provoking the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England, after which no one was stupid enough to try it there until Thatcher.
Blog text (24) -
The leaders of the Peasant's Revolt sought to challenge the established order and improve their situation.
Synonyms
A large rebellion in England in 1381 by poor farmers against taxes and unfair treatment
A large uprising in England in 1381 against unfair taxes and laws
Surface Forms
Morphology
Peasant's + revolt
The headwords 'peasant(s)' and 'revolt' combine compositionally to mean 'a rebellion by peasants' (the possessive ''s' signals who is revolting), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an uprising of peasants. Although it is also the name of a specific 1381 historical event, the basic meaning is directly derivable from the constituents and follows common cross-linguistic patterns (e.g. 'farmers' revolt', 'workers' revolt').
Etymology
Peasant's Revolt comes from a real 1381 event when poor farm workers (called peasants) rose up in protest (a revolt) against heavy 'taxes' and unfair laws. Imagine crowds of peasants with farm tools marching to London to demand change; that image explains why the term means a big 'uprising' by ordinary people.
