Floréal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Floréal
1795–1805; < French < Latin flōre ( us ) of flowers ( flōr-, stem of flōs flower + -eus adj. suffix) + French -al -al 1
Example Sentences
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Floréal is the name adopted by the National Convention for the eighth month of the year.
From Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)
He addressed Cambacérès, as "citizen consul," and followed the revolutionary method of reckoning time, his letter being dated "the 20th Floréal, of the year 12."
From Queen Hortense A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
At the Jacobins and in the convention his preservation was attributed to the good genius of the republic, and to the Supreme Being, whose existence he had decreed on the 18th Floréal.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
The elections of Floréal in the year VI.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
The constitution of the year III. has ceased to exist; you violated it on the 18th Fructidor; you violated it on the 22nd Floréal; you violated it on the 30th Prairial.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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