Reign of Terror Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any period of brutal suppression thought to resemble the Reign of Terror in France
  2. noun the historic period (1793-94) during the French Revolution when thousands were executed
    • the Reign of the Bourbons ended and the Reign of Terror began

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  1. . (F. Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

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