Mazarin

American  

[maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen, ma-za-ran] / ˈmæz ə rɪn, ˌmæz əˈrin, ma zaˈrɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jules Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.

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Mazarin British  

/ mazarɛ̃, ˈmæzərɪn /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

There are also costumes, and of course, the Mazarin Gallery’s manuscripts, which will be rotated every four months to avoid damage from exposure to light.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2022

Officers were called to an apartment in the 4200 block of Mazarin Place about 10:30 a.m. for a welfare check by a parent of one of those found dead, a police spokesman said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022

"The Miraculous Draft of Fishes" also had belonged to Mazarin.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2015

Many people in France, particularly the nobles, hated Mazarin because he increased taxes and strengthened the central government.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

It was inhabited by Cardinal Bentivoglio, and sold by him to Cardinal Mazarin, who enlarged it from designs of Carlo Maderno.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.