English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Ancien Régime, from ancien (former) + régime (rule, order). The word first appeared in English in print in 1794.

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the Ancien Régime

  1. (historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.

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French

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Etymology

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From ancien (former) + régime (rule, order).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sjɛ̃ ʁe.ʒim/

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l’Ancien Régime m

  1. (historical) Ancien Régime

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from French Ancien Régime.

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o Ancien Régime m

  1. (historical, politics) Ancien Régime (aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution)