Reign of Terror

Definitions of Reign of Terror
  1. 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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    age, historic period
    an era of history having some distinctive feature
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