Vendémiaire

American  

[vahn-dey-myer] / vɑ̃ deɪˈmyɛr /

noun

1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the first month of the year, extending from September 22 to October 21.

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Vendémiaire British  

/ vɑ̃demjɛr /

noun

1. the month of the grape harvest: the first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Sept 23 to Oct 22

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Etymology

Origin of Vendémiaire

< French, equivalent to vendémi- (< Latin vindēmia vintage) + -aire -ary

Example Sentences

He was the chief author of the constitution of the year III., and the convention deputed him, with some others of its members, to undertake the defence of the republic, during the crisis of Vendémiaire.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)

They were treated with much consideration by judges of their party, elected under the influence of Vendémiaire, and the sentence pronounced against them was only a short imprisonment.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)

The insurrections, known as the days of the Twelfth Germinal, First Prairial, and Thirteenth Vendémiaire, all ended in the victory of the Convention over the revolutionary forces of Paris.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

Holland completely conquered by the French; insurrection in Paris by the bourgeois against the Convention; the Constitution of the year 111 adopted; Bonaparte crushes the insurrection of Vendémiaire; government of the Directory.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

After the unfortunate attempt of the royalists in Vendémiaire, it arose through their abasement.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)