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Definition the ancien régime in British English

the ancien régime noun

noun
/ˌɒnsiæn reɪˈʒiːm/

From Ancien Régime, the social and political system that existed in France before the Revolution of 1789.

1

an old-fashioned system or way of doing things

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Definition the ancien régime in British English