Feuillant

British  

/ fœjɑ̃ /

noun

1. French history a member of a club formed in 1791 by Lafayette advocating a limited constitutional monarchy: forced to disband in 1792 as the revolution became more violent and antimonarchical

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Etymology

Origin of Feuillant

from the convent of Notre Dame des Feuillants , where meetings were held

Example Sentences

Exclusion of "Feuillant" electors.—Pressure on other electors.—Persons elected by the conservatives obliged to resign.—Elections by the Catholics canceled.—Secession of the Jacobin minorities.—The election of their men made valid.—Public opinion not in accord with official selections.

From The French Revolution - Volume 2 by Durand, John

The Feuillant ministry fell with the King, and an executive council composed of radicals took its place.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Forty-seven of the Forty-eight Sections are ready; nay Filles-Saint-Thomas itself turns up the Jacobin side of it, turns down the Feuillant side of it, and is ready too.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas

The tactics of the Feuillant advisers brought a revival of popular feeling in favour of the Court, which seemed inconceivable at the epoch of the arrest.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

The Feuillant deputies went out with him to the Tuileries.

From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.