Prairial
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Prairial
C18: from French prairie meadow
Example Sentences
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In seven weeks, after the law of Prairial, they were 1376; that is, an average of 32 in a week rose to an average of 196.
From Lectures on the French Revolution by Figgis, John Neville
Wales, at any rate, would seem to be far enough away from Emile, Candide, the Law of Prairial, and the Committee of Public Safety.
From Studies in Literature by Morley, John
The number of persons put to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal before the Law of Prairial had been comparatively moderate.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
Opinion in England at this very epoch encouraged the Tory government to pass a Treason Bill, which introduced as vague a definition of treasonable offence as even the Law of Prairial itself.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John
Two days after, on the 22nd Prairial, Couthon presented a new law to the convention.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
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