Definitions from Wiktionary (Ancien régime)
▸ noun: (historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
▸ noun: (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.
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▸ noun: (historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
▸ noun: (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.
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old guard,
dictature,
ancient history,
anciently,
Old Prussian,
French Indochina,
French Revolution,
regime,
royalist,
Old World,
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