Peasant's Revolt

Definitions of Peasant's Revolt
  1. noun
    a widespread rebellion in 1381 against poll taxes and other inequities that oppressed the poorer people of England; suppressed by Richard II
    synonyms: Great Revolt
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    insurrection, rebellion, revolt, rising, uprising
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
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