Vendémiaire

The 13th Vendemiaire, which dethroned the sovereign people, brought General Bonaparte a step nearer to the throne.
The Empress Josephine|Louise Muhlbach
The same cannon, pointed against the populace, is wrong on the 10th of August, and right on the 14th of Vendemiaire.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
The month of Vendemiaire is past, and our Directors still remain the same.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part I. 1792|An English Lady
The month of Vendemiaire iſ paſt, and our Directors ſtill remain the ſame.
A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete|An English Lady

He had got the command of Paris in return for his share in the events of Vendemiaire.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

British Dictionary definitions for Vendémiaire

Vendémiaire

/ French (vɑ̃demjɛr) /

noun

the month of the grape harvest: the first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, extending from Sept 23 to Oct 22

Word Origin for Vendémiaire

C18: from French, from Latin vindēmia vintage, from vīnum wine + dēmere to take away

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