English
Régence
Régence comes from French Régence.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentRégence
- Englishearliest quotation 1930same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentRégence
- Englishearliest quotation 1930same form
Earliest quotation: 1930, Arts & Decoration: “Window fittings are of soft almond green and salmon…”
Every English word from French Régence
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the style of French furniture and decoration of c. 1680–1725, characteristic of the regency of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French Régence / Régence