Feuillant

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Feuillant¹

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

Example Sentences

He took the following view of the situation: The contest had been between the Feuillant patriots favoring a free constitution with an hereditary executive and the Jacobins who thought that expunging that office was an absolute necessity.

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The King chose his ministry from the Feuillant Club, notoriously counter-revolutionary.

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He was thus led to separate himself from the Jacobins and to join the Feuillant party.

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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.

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It was the first act of hostility and defiance, and it showed that the king was parting with his Feuillant friends.

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