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ancien regime

Portuguese, noun

ancien regime is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “alternative spelling of ancien régime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, ancien régime is a different word: “ancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another)”.

What does ancien regime mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinealternative spelling of ancien régime

noun

as ancien régime
  1. 1

    masculineancien régime (system of government long since supplanted by another)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of ancien regime

  • anciens régimes plural
  • ancien regime alternative
  • anciens regimes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).