n. [ F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot) of some person conspicuous as a reformer. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in France in the 16th century. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. huguenotisme. ] The religion of the Huguenots in France. [ 1913 Webster ]