BOURBON

bourbon

(noun) whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels

Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty

(noun) a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

Bourbon

(noun) a member of the European royal family that ruled France

Bourbon

(noun) a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bourbon (countable and uncountable, plural bourbons)

A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States.

A serving of bourbon whiskey.

A Bourbon biscuit.

Synonyms

• bourbon whiskey

• Bourbon whiskey

Etymology

Proper noun

Bourbon

A European dynasty which reigns in Spain and formerly ruled the Kingdom of France.

(historical, southern US) A Bourbon Democrat.

(historical, southern US, especially, Mississippi) A white conservative, particularly in the context of opposition to equal rights for black people.

Bourbon County, A county of Kentucky.

Bourbon Street, A street in New Orleans, Louisiana.

(obsolete) The island of Réunion.

A town in Indiana.

A city in Missouri.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bour"bon, n. Etym: [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France.]

1. A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.

2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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