Feuillant
/ French (fœjɑ̃) /
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noun
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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Word Origin for Feuillant
from the convent of Notre Dame des Feuillants, where meetings were held
Words nearby Feuillant
feudal system, feudatory, feu de joie, feudist, Feuerbach, Feuillant, feuilleton, FEV, fever, fever blister, feverfew
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