Feuillant
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Feuillant
from the convent of Notre Dame des Feuillants , where meetings were held
Example Sentences
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The King chose his ministry from the Feuillant Club, notoriously counter-revolutionary.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Sue, Eug?ne
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
But the political tergiversations of Barrère, a man of noble birth, and who was a royalist Feuillant before the 10th of August, did not countenance his assuming this imperious and inflexible tone.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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
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