robespierre

French - English

Definition of robespierre in French English dictionary

Robespierre, a French political leader of the eighteenth century, leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror (1758-1794)

English - English

Definition of robespierre in English English dictionary

The French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Robespierre, 1758-1794. Often used as a byword for a murderous demagogue or tyrant

French revolutionary; leader of the Jacobins and architect of the Reign of Terror; was himself executed in a coup d'etat (1758-1794)