Prairial

2 definitions found

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

  Prairial \Prai`ri`al"\, n. [F., fr. prairie meadow.]
     The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which
     dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended
     June 18. See {Vendemiaire}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Prairial
       n : ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June);
           the month of meadows