a member of a party of moderate republicans during the French Revolution, many of whom came from Gironde: overthrown (1793) by their rivals the Jacobins
See also Jacobin (sense 1)
adjective
2.
of or relating to the Girondists or their principles
Derived forms
Girondism (Giˈrondism)
noun
Girondist in American English
(dʒəˈrɑndɪst)
noun
1.
a member of a French political party (1791-93) that advocated moderate republican principles: it was suppressed by the Jacobins
adjective
2.
designating or of this party
Word origin
so named because first led by deputies from Gironde