Girondin n 1: a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins [syn: {Girondist}, {Girondin}]
Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a. Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also {Girondin}.] [1913 Webster]