Girondist

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, n. [F. Girondiste.]
     A member of the moderate republican party formed in the
     French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so
     called because their leaders were deputies from the
     department of La Gironde.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a.
     Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
     {Girondin}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Girondist
       n : a member of the moderate republican party during the French
           Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more
           radical rivals the Jacobins