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

At last, on the 17th Fructidor, the legislative body thought of procuring the assistance of the militia of Vendémiaire, and it decreed, on the motion of Pichegru, the formation of the national guard.

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

They were treated with much consideration by judges of their party, elected under the influence of Vendémiaire, and the sentence pronounced against them was only a short imprisonment.

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

I find the proof of this in a letter, still unpublished, which he wrote to Kléber from Thebes, on the 20th Vendémiaire, in the year VII.

From Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men by Grant, Robert

This led to the revolt of the Thirteenth Vendémiaire, and afterwards to the coup d'état of the Eighteenth Fructidor.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

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)