| n. | 1. | |
| 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. |
| Noun | 1. | Bourbon - a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South) |
| 2. | bourbon - whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels | |
| 3. | Bourbon - a member of the European royal family that ruled France | |
| 4. | Bourbon - a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily Synonyms: Bourbon dynasty |