Ancien régime

noun

[ɑ̃siæ̃ ʁeʒim]

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

old guard dictature ancient history anciently old prussian french indochina french revolution regimes royalist old world vieux vergangenheit

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