sb. and a. Also 6 Valdois. [F., repr. med.L. Valdensis: see WALDENSES.] a. sb. pl. Waldensians. b. adj. Waldensian.
1560. Daus, trans. Sleidane’s Comm., 219. Ther be in the French prouince a people called Valdois. They of an aunciente custome, doe not acknowledg the bishop of Rome.
1692. P. Boyer (title), The History of the Vaudois.
1728. Chambers, Cycl., s.v., The Vaudois had their name from this Yaldo, whose Retainers they were. They were also call’d Lyonists.
1797. Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3), XIV. 737/1. In the valleys of Lucerne, Peyrouse, and St. Martin … live the celebrated Waldenses or Vaudois.
1830. Whittier (title), The Vaudois teacher. Ibid., 27. She hath gone to the Vaudois vales.
1841. W. Spalding, Italy & It. Isl., II. 234. The church of Rome and its Italian princes had deeply disgraced themselves by their conduct to the unhappy Vaudois.
1896. R. Palmer, Fam. & Pers. Mem., I. xvii. 256. He reported of the Vaudois pastors, that they were desirous of cultivating the Anglican connection.
