Meaning ancien régime
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ancien régimeThe government and social system that was swept away by the French Revolution. An administration and associated government programs that have been superseded.
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ancien régime1794, from French ancien régime, literally "old rule," referring to the government and social order of France before the Revolution there. See ancient + regime.
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ancien régimeAn antiquated system of government. This phrase, in the French Revolution, meant the monarchical form of government, or the system of government, with all its evils, which existed prior to that great [..]
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