English
ancien régime
Ancien régime comes from French ancien régime ‘former rule, former order’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentancien régime‘former rule, former order’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Frenchc. 1600–presentancien régime‘former rule, former order’
- Englishtodaysame form
first attested From French ancien régime (“former rule, former order”); the term first appeared in English print in 1794 (as stated in the etymology)
Every English word from French ancien régime
Today it means
noun A system of government that has been 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.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French ancien régime / ancien régime