JACOBIN

Jacobin

(noun) a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

Jacobin (plural Jacobins)

(dated) A Dominican friar.

A member of a radical French political club founded (at an old Jacobin convent) in 1789 and one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.

(by extension) A political radical.

A breed of domestic pigeon (known for its feathered hood over its head).

Adjective

Jacobin (not comparable)

Of, or related to the radical French political club that was a driving force of the French Revolution.

(by extension) Politically radical.

Etymology

Noun

jacobin (plural jacobins)

Any hummingbird in the genus Florisuga.

Source: Wiktionary

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Jac"o*bin, n. Etym: [F. See 2d Jack, Jacobite.]

1. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

2. One of a society of violent agitators in France, during the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing government; a turbulent demagogue.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a hood,

– whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak moderately short.

Jac"o*bin, a.

Definition: Same as Jacobinic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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