vaudois(n = noun.group) waldenses - a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century;
vaudois, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a native of Vaud in W. Switzerland.
2 the French dialect spoken in Vaud.
--adj. of or relating to Vaud or its dialect.
vaudois, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same) a member of the Waldenses.
--adj. of or relating to the Waldenses.