ancien régime
noun
/ɑn.sjɛn ɹeɪˈʒim/
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[ɑ̃siæ̃ ʁeʒim]
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- (pejorative, political) 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.
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Ancien Régime
properNoun
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- (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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Ancien Régime
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