fructidor
Noun: 1. The twelfth month of the French Republican Calendar: "Fructidor" is the name of the twelfth and final month in the calendar created during the French Revolution. It corresponds roughly to the period from mid-August to mid-September in the Gregorian calendar. 2. The month of fruit: The name "Fructidor" is derived from the Latin "fructus" (fruit) and the Greek "dōron" (gift), meaning "gift of fruits." This reflects its position in the harvest season.
- Noun:
- The Law of 22 Prairial Year II was repealed in Fructidor. (Historical event placed within this month.)
- The month of Fructidor celebrates the bounty of the harvest.
- His arrest occurred on 18 Fructidor, Year V. (A specific date using the Republican calendar.)
- "The Coup of 18 Fructidor": Refers to a specific historical event—the coup d'état of 4 September 1797 (18 Fructidor, Year V) carried out by the French Directory.
- The Coup of 18 Fructidor consolidated the power of the Directory against royalist influences.
- French Republican Calendar: The revolutionary calendar of which Fructidor is a part.
- Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire...: The names of the other months in the same calendar system, each reflecting a seasonal theme (e.g., vintage, fog, frost).
- Harvest month: A descriptive synonym referencing its primary seasonal association.
- Late summer month: A synonym based on its Gregorian calendar timing.
This word is almost exclusively used in a historical context related to the French Revolution. Its primary meaning is as a specific calendrical term from 1793 to 1805. The secondary meaning, "month of fruit," is the etymological origin and poetic description of the period it represents. It is not used in modern timekeeping.
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twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
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