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ancien régime definition

an·cien ré·gime (än′syan rā z̸hēm′; Fr än syan-)

  1. the social and governmental system of France before the Revolution of 1789
  2. any former sociopolitical system, management, etc.

Etymology: Fr, old order

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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