ancien régime

See also:ancien regimeandAncien Régime

English

Etymology

FromFrenchancien régime(“former rule, former order”);the term first appeared in English print in 1794.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)enPR:(approximately): äɴsiăɴ ʀézhim,IPA^(key):[ɑ̃siæ̃ ʁeʒim],
• (US)IPA^(key):/ɑn.sjɛn ɹeɪˈʒim/

Noun

ancien régime(pluralanciens régimes)

1. (derogatory,politics)A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state offeudalismwith an absolutemonarchysupported by the doctrine ofdivine rightwith the explicit consent of an establishedchurch.

   Synonym:old regime

Translations

system of government long since supplanted by another

• Dutch:ancien régime
• Finnish:vanha valta
• Greek:προηγούμενο καθεστώςn(proïgoúmeno kathestós)
• Portuguese:ancien régimem
• Spanish:antiguo régimenm

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ɑ̃.sjɛ̃ ʁe.ʒim/

• Audio:

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Noun

ancienrégimem(pluralanciens régimes)

1. formergovernment

Usage notes

The term is used generically in French to refer to any previous government, without automatic negative connotations. In English, the term is generally used pejoratively.

Descendants

• →English:ancien régime
• →Indonesian:ancien régime
• →Portuguese:ancien régime

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowingfromFrenchancien régime(“formergovernment”)

Noun

ancienrégime(first-person possessiveancien régimeku,second-person possessiveancien régimemu,third-person possessiveancien régimenya)

1. formergovernment

Further reading

• “ancien régime”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ancien regime

Etymology

Unadapted borrowingfromFrenchancien régime.

Noun

ancien régimem(pluralanciens régimes)

1. (historical)ancien régime(system of government long since supplanted by another)