Fr. Hist. [F. fronde sling.] The name given to the party which rose in rebellion against Mazarin and the Court during the minority of Louis XIV.; hence, a malcontent party; also, violent political opposition.
1798. J. Q. Adams, Wks. (1854), IX. 206. The history of France during the periods of the League and the Fronde.
1808. Edin. Rev., XII. 493. Was there ever a mixed constitution without a fronde?
1831. Disraeli, Yng. Duke, III. x. 136. A fronde was formed but they wanted a De Retz.
1889. Athenæum, 20 April, 507/2. His chance came in the fronde against the Second Empire when its day was waning.
