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Régence

[ ree-juhns; French rey-zhahns ]

adjective

, (often lowercase)
  1. noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Régence1

< French, Middle French < Medieval Latin rēgentia regency

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