Examples of 'ancien régime' in a sentence

Meaning of "ancien régime"

Ancien régime: A French phrase that translates to 'old regime' in English. It refers to the political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution
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  • A system of government long since 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.
  • The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.

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It is ancien régime and fundamentally suspected of being subversive.
They were the orphans of the ancien régime.
The nomenclature of the ancien régime were therefore able to integrate into the new world.
This tax continued throughout the ancien régime.
The Ancien Régime was a crucial period in the development of the profession of perfumer.
First to fall are the beneficiaries of the ancien régime.
The feudal institutions of the ancien régime began to be dismantled.
From that time on he was to be a confident opponent of the ancien régime.
All the famous names of Ancien Régime were reproduced on the list of the defendants.
Some are to be found in the political practices of the ancien régime.
Ancien Régime and the restoration period.
This situation presented no problem for the ancien régime.
Under the Ancien Régime a collective responsibility was often envisaged.
We can not risk a restoration of the financial ancien régime.
A clean break with the Ancien Régime must be made.

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From that time on he started to be a confident opponent of the ancien régime.
Dufaud was the son of an Ancien Régime ironmaster.
She offers insight into high society during the end of the ancien régime.
During the Ancien Régime many of residents emigrated for jobs.
This ideal had certainly no counterpart in the Europe of the ancien régime.
The government of the Ancien Régime attempted to silence a growing political unrest.
Thereafter the abbey began to be used regularly as a jail during the Ancien Régime.
Tens of thousands of others associated with the Ancien Régime were arrested and imprisoned.
The ensuing debt and financial crisis contributed to the unpopularity of the Ancien Régime.
The history of the colleges of Ancien Régime is known today well enough.
The gazetier universel aims at providing virtual library of the press of the Ancien Régime.
Swords of honour were awarded during the Ancien Régime for exceptional service.
This arrival caused political discussions then criticism of the Ancien Régime.
During the Ancien Régime the nobility of Switzerland grew in power becoming nearly absolute rulers.
It was likewise in what is called the Ancien Régime.
The economy in the Ancien Régime during the years preceding the Revolution suffered from instability.
Who dreamed of a return to the Ancien Régime.
The Ancien Régime grew out of feudal society.
It was to be the last promotion of the Ancien Régime.
The Ancien Régime to modern times.
It remained in effect until the end of the Ancien Régime.
The Ancien Régime was ruled by the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties.
The alternative model to British constitutionalism was ancien régime France.
Malawi, the ancien régime finally crumbles.
The abbey was used regularly as a prison during the Ancien Régime.
The ancien régime believed, on this point, exactly as the socialists of today do.
Both of these councils remained until the end of the Ancien Régime.
In ancien régime France it caused a storm of controversy, however.
This territory was established as a municipality when the Ancien Régime overthrew.
Like an ancien régime monarch, he sometimes seemed to think he was France.
This was the last event held in the Opéra during the Ancien Régime.
The Ancien Régime favoured a " moral economy " where cupidity was moderated by strict regulations.
The ancient university disappeared with the ancien régime in the French Revolution.
Digitisation and computer modelling of the plans of Versailles during the Ancien régime.
In the Ancien Régime, the model played a vital role in the construction of the fortifications.

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