English Explanatory Dictionary

Ancien Régime

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.
  2. Any other political system overthrown in the wake of the French Revolution.
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

äɴsiăɴ ʀézhim [ɑ̃siæ̃ ʁeʒim] /ɑn.sjɛn ɹeɪˈʒim/

Word forms

Ancien Régime the Ancien Régime anciens régimes

Etymology

Borrowed from French Ancien Régime, from ancien (“former”) + régime (“rule, order”). The word first appeared in English in print in 1794.

Synonyms

old regime

Translations

Finnish: ancien régime French: Ancien Régime Galician: Antigo Réxime German: Ancien Régime Greek: Παλαιό Καθεστώς Korean: 앙시앵 레짐 Polish: Ancien Régime Portuguese: Ancien Régime Russian: старый режим Spanish: Antiguo Régimen
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