pre-revolutionary
Prior to uprising
Pre-revolutionary describes the period before a revolution, particularly political upheaval: pre-revolutionary France, pre-revolutionary Russia.
The term usually refers to conditions, attitudes, or events leading up to dramatic change: The pre-revolutionary atmosphere was tense with unrest.
In American contexts, it often means before the American Revolution of 1776.
Of occupied territories
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
absolutism · autocracy · empire · dynasty · nobility · serfdom · bourgeoisie · enlightenment
Replaced system of governance
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- monarchicalOf or like kingship
- feudalOf tiered landownership
- customaryDone by convention
established · patriarchal · hereditary · hierarchical · privileged · landed · courtly · clerical
Unhappiness with circumstances
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
uprising · rebellion · insurrection · resistance · riots · radicalism · subversion · fomentation
Stretched or strained state
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- imminentAbout to occur
- brewingBeverage preparation process
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
volatile · unstable · precarious · tinderbox · precipice · eve · threshold · premonition
colonial
Of occupied territories
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- ancien régimeReplaced system of governance
feudalism · absolutism · autocracy · empire · dynasty · nobility · serfdom · bourgeoisie · enlightenment · tsarist
ancien régime
Replaced system of governance
- aristocraticOf hereditary nobility
- monarchicalOf or like kingship
- feudalOf tiered landownership
customary · established · patriarchal · hereditary · hierarchical · privileged · landed · courtly · clerical · guild
discontent
Unhappiness with circumstances
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
turmoil · uprising · rebellion · insurrection · resistance · riots · radicalism · subversion · fomentation · grievances
tension
Stretched or strained state
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- imminentAbout to occur
- brewingBeverage preparation process
simmering · volatile · unstable · precarious · tinderbox · precipice · eve · threshold · premonition · portent
pre-revolutionaryrevolutionary
Seeking fundamental systemic change
post-revolutionary · transformed · counter-revolutionary · reformed · reconstructed
revolutionary, revolution, revolve, revolt, revolting, revolved, revolves, revolving, revolver