cagot

/kɑːɡoʊ/

Definitions

1. noun

A person, especially in medieval France, who was excluded from society and forced to live on the outskirts of a village due to their supposed inferior social status.

“The cagots were a marginalized group in 15th-century France.”

Synonyms

  • leper
  • pariah

Antonyms

  • citizen
  • member