Divine Right.
The doctrine of the inalienable right of the next in succession to ascend the throne by virtue of inheritance, apart from any considerations of fitness or Parliamentary sanction. It reached its apogee in the Stuart times, and was discarded with the adoption of William III as King of Great Britain and Ireland.
Dix-huit Brumaire.
The Coup d’Etat of November 9, 1799, when Napoleon overthrew the Directoire, and had himself appointed First Consul.
Dix-huit Fructidor.
The Coup d’Etat of September 4, 1797, whereby the Royalist plot in which certain members of the Directoire and the Councils were implicated, was frustrated.
Dixie’s Land.
A popular name for the Southern States of America in the slavery days.
Doctrinaires.
The name given to the philosophic Liberals in France, in the reign of Louis XVIII.