ancien régime

== English == === Etymology === From French ancien 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 (plural anciens régimes) (derogatory, politics) A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church. Synonym: old regime ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.sjɛ̃ ʁe.ʒim/ === Noun === ancien régime m (plural anciens régimes) former government ==== 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 borrowing from French ancien régime (“former government”) === Noun === ancien régime (plural ancien-ancien régime) former government === Further reading === “ancien régime”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 borrowing from French ancien régime. === Noun === ancien régime m (plural anciens régimes) (historical) ancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another) === Further reading === “ancien régime”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026