411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Ancien Régime
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
ancien regime ancien régime
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en fr Ancien Régime, from fr ancien former + fr régime rule, order. The word first appeared in English in print in 1794.
Proper noun
1 1
en historical The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
en historical by extension Any other political system overthrown in the wake of the French Revolution.
en the Ancien Régime of Switzerland (1648–1798)
Translations
aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution
Finnish: fi ancien régime
French: fr Ancien Régime m
Galician: gl Antigo Réxime m
German: de Ancien Régime n
Greek: el Παλαιό Καθεστώς n
Korean: ko 앙시앵 레짐
Polish: pl Ancien Régime m-in
Portuguese: pt Ancien Régime m, pt ancien régime m
Russian: ru старый режим m
Spanish: es Antiguo Régimen m
en Monarchy France Nobility Monarchism
French
Etymology
From fr ancien former + fr régime rule, order.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Ancien Régime.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
Proper noun
l'Ancien Régime m
fr historical en Ancien Régime
en Monarchy France Nobility
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :ubor fr:Ancien Régime + 1
Proper noun
m o Ancien Régime
pt historical politics en Ancien Régime aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution