Vendémiaire

[ vahn-dey-myer ]

/ vɑ̃ deɪˈmyɛr /

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

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Examples from the Web for vendemiaire

Even his fellow-regicides, even the authors of the slaughter of Vendemiaire and of the arrests of Fructidor, were ashamed of him.
The Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches of Lord Macaulay, Vol. 2 (of 4)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
He is the officer who commanded the troops of the Convention on the Thirteenth Vendemiaire.
Military Career of Napoleon the Great|Montgomery B. Gibbs
He signed Buonaparte even after the famous 13th Vendemiaire.
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete|Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
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

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

British Dictionary definitions for vendemiaire

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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