Prairial
- the month of meadows: the ninth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from May 21 to June 19
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Word Origin
C18: from French prairie meadow
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Historical Examples
We think that the author of the Law of Prairial was a bad man.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)John Morley
What, then, was the policy that inspired the Law of Prairial?
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)John Morley
But on Prairial 20, the world is in holiday clothes in the Jardin National.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol XII.Arthur Mee
The law of Prairial threatened particularly the Terrorists; its effect would soon have extended to the other parties.
One half of the entire number of victims, namely, 1356, were guillotined after the Law of Prairial.
Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3)John Morley