'Girondist' definitions:
Definition of 'Girondist'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins [syn: Girondist, Girondin]
Definition of 'Girondist'
From: 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]