prairial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows

WordNet

Prai`ri`al" noun
Etymology
F., fr. prairie meadow.
Definitions
  1. The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended June 18. See Vendemiaire.

Webster 1913