Prairial
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Prairial
C18: from French prairie meadow
Example Sentences
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We think that the author of the Law of Prairial was a bad man.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
What security was possible under the Law of Prairial?
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
Opinion in England at this very epoch encouraged the Tory government to pass a Treason Bill, which introduced as vague a definition of treasonable offence as even the Law of Prairial itself.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
The task was difficult, because his hearers had the best possible reasons for knowing that the author of the Law of Prairial was a Terrorist on principle.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
The sittings of Prairial were the term of union for the member of the committees.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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