Régence

American  

[ree-juhns, rey-zhahns] / ˈri dʒəns, reɪˈʒɑ̃s /

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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Etymology

Origin of Régence

< French, Middle French < Medieval Latin rēgentia regency

Example Sentences

An earlier encounter in Cologne had not gone well, but they met again at the Café de la Régence, in 1844, and ended up spending ten days together talking.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 3, 2016

The opulent salon featured curved mirror paneling, a Régence giltwood mirror and Louis XV chairs.

From Architectural Digest • Mar. 1, 2010

While ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin preferred to eschew the Paris opera for chess at the Café de la Régence.

From Time Magazine Archive

You can imagine how carefully we studied the menu of our dinner which came two days after—"Glace à la Régence," "Gâteau Moka," etc., nothing compromising.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King

When it is really too cold or rainy, I take refuge in the Café de la Régence and amuse myself by watching the chess-players.

From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various