ancien régime
See also: ancien regime and Ancien Régime
English
editEtymology
editFrom French ancien régime (“former rule, former order”); the term first appeared in English print in 1794.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: (approximately): äɴsiăɴ ʀézhim, IPA(key): [ɑ̃siæ̃ ʁeʒim],[1]
- (US) IPA(key): /ɑn.sjɛn ɹeɪˈʒim/
Noun
editancien régime (plural anciens régimes)
- (derogatory, politics) A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church.
- Synonym: old regime
Translations
editsystem of government long since supplanted by another
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References
edit- ^ “‖ancien régime” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]
French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editancien régime m (plural anciens régimes)
Usage notes
editThe term is used generically in French to refer to any previous government, without automatic negative connotations. In English, the term is generally used pejoratively.
Descendants
edit- → English: ancien régime
- → Portuguese: ancien régime
Portuguese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French ancien régime.
Noun
editancien régime m (plural anciens régimes)
- (historical) ancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another)
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