Prairial
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Prairial
C18: from French prairie meadow
Example Sentences
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The author of the Law of Prairial had forgotten the minatory word of the sage to whom he had gone on a pilgrimage in the days of his youth.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
In the critical days of Germinal and of Prairial of the year III. he showed great courage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various
What security was possible under the Law of Prairial?
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
The celebration of the new religion had been fixed for the 20th Prairial throughout France.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
Two days after, on the 22nd Prairial, Couthon presented a new law to the convention.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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