versaillese

versaillese means supporting the government of Versailles during the suppression of the Paris Commune of 1871.

Why “versaillese” is a great word

Supporting or pertaining to the French government based in Versailles that suppressed the Paris Commune in 1871. From the place name Versailles + the English suffix -ese (forming adjectives of origin or affiliation). Unlike "Communard" (which declares allegiance to the revolutionary Commune) or "Versaillais" (its direct French counterpart, whose adoption into English implies translation), "Versaillese" carries the chilling, bureaucratic detachment of historical record. It is the gray-coated regulars advancing through the spring-smoke of the barricades, the official communiqué coolly justifying the *semaine sanglante*, the polished boots treading over cobbles still warm with idealism—the clinical term for the force of order, forever defined by the violent reprisal it enacted.

Etymology

From Versailles + -ese. Doublet of Versaillais.

adj

Supporting the government of Versailles during the suppression of the Paris Commune of 1871.e.g.“[...] a Versaillese officer summoned them to surrender within a quarter of an hour on pain of being shot.” — 1886, History of the Commune of 1871, page 240:

noun

A supporter, agent, soldier, or official of the government based in Versailles that fought against the Paris Commune in 1871.e.g.“[...] the Versaillese were unchaining their fury on Paris, bombarding it, destroying its edifices, slaughtering women and children with their shells?” — 1892, The Downfall, page 525:

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Words closest in meaning

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basilean 52% match — A royalist; a partisan of a king. vs versaillese →
venizelist 49% match — Pertaining to or supportive of Eleftherios Venizelos or his political policies. vs versaillese →
versin 47% match — Synonym of vers. vs versaillese →
vichyite 47% match — Synonym of Pétainist. vs versaillese →
vichyist 47% match — Synonym of Pétainist. vs versaillese →
vernacularist 46% match — A supporter of vernacularism. vs versaillese →
regian 46% match — A monarchist; a royalist. vs versaillese →
retrocessionist 45% match — A supporter of retrocession. vs versaillese →