Meaning of BOURBON
| Pronunciation: | | 'burbun, 'bûrbun
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- [n] distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels
- [n] a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily
- [n] a member of the European royal family that ruled France
- [n] a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)
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| | See Also: | | Bourbon, Bourbon, extreme right-winger, julep, mint julep, reactionary, royal family, royal house, royal line, royalty, ruler, swayer, ultraconservative, whiskey, whisky | |
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| | Definition: | | \Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon
in central France.]
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.
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