The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Vaudois \Vau*dois"\ (v[=o]*dw[aum]"), n. sing. & pl. [F.] 1. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of Vaud. [1913 Webster] 2. A modern name of the Waldenses. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vaudois n 1: a Christian sect of dissenters that originated in southern France in the late 12th century adopted Calvinist doctrines in the 16th century [syn: Waldenses, Vaudois]