Ancien Régime
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See also: ancien regime and ancien régime
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French Ancien Régime, from ancien (“former”) + régime (“rule, order”). The word first appeared in English in print in 1794.
Proper noun
editthe Ancien Régime
- (historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
Translations
editaristocratic system in France before the French Revolution
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French
editEtymology
editFrom ancien (“former”) + régime (“rule, order”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPortuguese
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French Ancien Régime.
Proper noun
edito Ancien Régime m
- (historical, politics) Ancien Régime (aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution)
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