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Bourbonic
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bourbonic
English
Etymology
From en Bourbon ic.
Adjective
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Of or relating to the House of Bourbon.
en 1887 Augusta de Grasse Stevens The lost Dauphin: Louis XVII, or Onwarenhiiaki the Indian Iroquois chief 106 The upper part of the face is decidedly of a Bourbonic cast, while the mouth and lower part resemble the House of Hapsburg. I also observed, to my surprise, that many of his gestures were similar to those peculiar to the Bourbons.
Having the Bourbons' obstinately conservative style of government.
Related terms
en Bourbonism, en Bourbonist
en Bourbonian