What is the meaning of Ancien_régime?
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.
↑ “‖ancien régime” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2 Ed.; 1989]
ancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another)
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