GREAT REVOLT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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; Peasant's Revolt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; rising; uprising (organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another)

Domain region:

England (a division of the United Kingdom)

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