We've forgotten the persistence of what many dismiss as America's ancien regime.
She is quite indifferent to coquetry, this grande dame of the ancien regime!
The shadowy ghost of the ancien regime seemed to have become more bowed during the conversation.
He was an enthusiast for the ancien regime, and was trying to re-enact literally the family life of the last Bourbons.
There was, however, another side to the so-called "ancien regime" which we must keep in mind.
She adroitly led the conversation to the times which had now, within a few short years, become the "ancien regime."
The political and social order that prevailed in France before the French Revolution, built on a belief in absolute monarchy and the divine right of kings.