vendemiaire
/vɛnˈdɛmjɛr/
noun
- The first month of the French Revolutionary calendar, corresponding to late September to late October.
- The festival of the grape harvest was celebrated during Vendemiaire.
- Historical records show that the coup of 18 Brumaire occurred shortly after Vendemiaire.
- Vendemiaire was the month of the grape harvest in the French Republican calendar.