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Mazarin

[ maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen; French ma-za-ran ]

noun

  1. Jules [joolz, zh, y, l], Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.


Mazarin

/ mazarɛ̃; ˈmæzərɪn /

noun

  1. MazarinJules16021661MFrenchItalianRELIGION: clergymanPOLITICS: statesman Jules (ʒyl), original name Giulio Mazarini. 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy. He succeeded Richelieu (1642) as chief minister to Louis XIII and under the regency of Anne of Austria (1643–61). Despite the disturbances of the Fronde (1648–53), he strengthened the power of France in Europe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Moreover, Madame de Mazarin kept a good table and an open house—two means of silencing scandal that are not yet ineffective.

Mazarin was dead, but Anne of Austria took upon herself to resent the sneer.

When Madame de Mazarin came to England he had been established fourteen years in that country.

This game became the rage, and Morin dethroned the whole intellectual areopagus at Madame de Mazarin's.

The arrival of the couple could offer nothing but embarrassment to the Duchesse de Mazarin.

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