Vendémiaire

[ vahn-dey-myer ]

noun

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

Origin of Vendémiaire

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

Words Nearby Vendémiaire

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How to use Vendémiaire in a sentence

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

Origin of Vendémiaire

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

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