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

Many of the National Guard were staunch, and the royal forces were superior to those with which he himself conquered in Vendémiaire.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

The 13th Vendémiaire was the 10th of August of the royalists against the republic, except that the convention resisted the bourgeoisie much better than the throne resisted the faubourgs.

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

The coup-d'état of Fructidor was not purely central; like the victory of Vendémiaire; it ruined the royalist party, which had only been repulsed by the preceding defeat.

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

This led to the revolt of the Thirteenth Vendémiaire, and afterwards to the coup d'état of the Eighteenth Fructidor.

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

In an hour of danger, his resolution qualified him to execute sudden measures, like those of Thermidor or Vendémiaire.

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