Vauˈdese variant of Vaudois n.and a. 1781Encycl.Brit. (ed. 2) VIII. 6179/1 The valleys between France and Italy are inhabited by the Vaudese, who are Protestants.1882–3Schaff's Encycl.Relig.Knowl. III. 2274 In Nov., 1845, the Vaudese clergy left the Established Church.Ibid., The Vaudese revolution.