"Ancien Régime" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Ancien Régime [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Ancien Régime, from ancien (“former”) + régime (“rule, order”). The word first appeared in English in print in 1794. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Ancien Régime}} French Ancien Régime, {{m|fr|ancien||former}} ancien (“former”), {{m|fr|régime||rule, order}} régime (“rule, order”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|nolinkhead=1}} the Ancien Régime
  1. (historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789. Tags: historical Translations (aristocratic system in France before the French Revolution): ancien régime (Finnish), Ancien Régime [masculine] (French), Antigo Réxime [masculine] (Galician), Ancien Régime [neuter] (German), Παλαιό Καθεστώς (Palaió Kathestós) [neuter] (Greek), Ancien Régime [masculine] (Polish), Ancien Régime [masculine] (Portuguese), ancien régime [masculine] (Portuguese), старый режим (staryj režim) [masculine] (Russian), Antiguo Régimen [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Ancien_Régime-en-name-C25MUmjR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Greek terms with redundant script codes

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