HyperDic: madame_de_maintenon

English > 1 sense of the expression Madame de Maintenon:
NOUNperson Madame de Maintenon, Maintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Francoise d'AubigneFrench consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
English > Madame de Maintenon: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719).
SynonymsMaintenon, Marquise de Maintenon, Francoise d'Aubigne
Instance ofconsortThe husband or wife of a reigning monarch
marchioness, marquiseA noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
CatalanMaintenon

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