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Directoire definition

Di·rec·toire (dē′rek twär′)

noun

an executive body of five men in the First Republic in France, given office Oct. 27, 1795, and ousted Nov. 9, 1799

Etymology: Fr < ML directorium: see directory

adjective

designating or of a style of furniture, dress, etc. of the time of the Directoire, characterized by simple neoclassic lines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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