Jacobin

Meanings

Noun

• A Dominican friar.
• A member of a radical French political club founded (at an old Jacobin convent) in 1789 and one of the driving forces of the French Revolution.
• A political radical.
• A breed of domestic pigeon (known for its feathered hood over its head).

Adjective

• Of, or related to the radical French political club that was a driving force of the French Revolution.
• Politically radical.

Origin

• From Middle French jacobin, ultimately from Latin Jacōbus ("Jacob").