Vendémiaire

American  

[vahn-dey-myer] / vɑ̃ deɪˈmyɛr /

noun

1. (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the first month of the year, extending from September 22 to October 21.

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Vendémiaire British  

/ vɑ̃demjɛr /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Vendémiaire

< French, equivalent to vendémi- (< Latin vindēmia vintage) + -aire -ary

Example Sentences

Holland completely conquered by the French; insurrection in Paris by the bourgeois against the Convention; the Constitution of the year 111 adopted; Bonaparte crushes the insurrection of Vendémiaire; government of the Directory.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

Even in the civil turmoil of 13th Vendémiaire, his actual services had been overshaded by the official dignity of Barras, as commander-in-chief.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various

Many of the National Guard were staunch, and the royal forces were superior to those with which he himself conquered in Vendémiaire.

From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville

I shall be in charge during this coming Vendémiaire.

From I Will Repay by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

This hesitation, no doubt, injured the projects of the reactionists, who were preparing the conspiracy of Vendémiaire.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)