jacobins

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Definitions of jacobins word

noun jacobins (in the French Revolution) a member of a radical society or club of revolutionaries that promoted the Reign of Terror and other extreme measures, active chiefly from 1789 to 1794: so called from the Dominican convent in Paris, where they originally met. 1
noun jacobins an extreme radical, especially in politics. 1
noun jacobins a Dominican friar. 1
noun jacobins (lowercase) one of a fancy breed of domestic pigeons having neck feathers that hang over the head like a hood. 1

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; Middle English Jacobin < Old French (frere) jacobin < Medieval Latin (frater) Jacōbinus. See Jacob, -in1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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