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1. (n.) Bourbon
a member of a French royal family that ruled in France 1589–1792, 1814–1848. Branches of the family have ruled in Spain, Sicily, and Naples.
2. Bourbon
Charles, (“Constable de Bourbon”), 1490–1527, French general.
3. Bourbon
a person who is extremely conservative or reactionary.
4. Bourbon
(l.c.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Bourbon
a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
2. (noun) bourbon
whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
3. (noun) Bourbon
a member of the European royal family that ruled France
4. (noun) Bourbon, Bourbon dynasty
a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) bourbon
a member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France
2. (noun) bourbon
a politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. bourbon
a family of French origin, hailing from Bourbonnais, members of which occupied for generations the thrones of France, Naples, and Spain, and who severally ruled their territories under a more or less overweening sense of their rights as born to reign. Two branches, both of which trace back to Henry IV., held sway in France, one beginning with Louis XIV., eldest son of Louis XIII., and the other, called the Orleans, with Philip of Orleans, second son of Louis XIII., the former ending with Charles X. and his family, and the latter ending with Louis Philippe and his line. The branches of the family ruling in Spain and Naples began with Philip VI., grandson of Louis XIV., the former branch still (1899) in power, the latter ending with Francis II. in 1860.
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