Nantes, Edict of Syllabification: (Nantes, E·dict of)Definition of Nantes, Edict of an edict of 1598 signed by Henry IV of France granting toleration to Protestants and ending the French Wars of Religion. It was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685. Nantes, Edict of in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Nantes, Edict of in the British & World English dictionary