| Bourbon 1. (n.) A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France. 2. (n.) A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate conservative. Thesaurus Entries Bourbon, Tory, conservatist, conservative, diehard, extreme right-winger, hard hat, imperialist, monarchist, radical right, reactionarist, reactionary, reactionist, right, right wing, right-winger, rightist, royalist, social Darwinist, standpat, standpatter, ultraconservative |