bourbon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
  2. noun whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
  3. noun a member of the European royal family that ruled France
  4. noun a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
    Bourbon dynasty.

WordNet

Bour"bon noun
Etymology
From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon in central France.
Definitions
  1. A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
  2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative.

Webster 1913