Régence

American  

[ree-juhns, ray-zhahns] / ˈri dʒəns, reɪˈʒɑ̃s /

adjective

(often lowercase)

1. noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.

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Etymology

Origin of Régence

< French, Middle French < Medieval Latin rēgentia regency

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Example Sentences

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Régence

An earlier encounter in Cologne had not gone well, but they met again at the Café de la Régence, in 1844, and ended up spending ten days together talking.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 3, 2016

The opulent salon featured curved mirror paneling, a Régence giltwood mirror and Louis XV chairs.

From Architectural Digest ● Mar. 1, 2010

While ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin preferred to eschew the Paris opera for chess at the Café de la Régence.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among those that are notable for their coffee service are the Café de la Paix; the Café de la Régence, founded in 1718; and the Café Prévost, noted also for chocolate after the theater.

From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers

Thousands of establishments exist only by such patronage, as, for example, the Café de la Régence, Place du Théâtre Français, which is frequented entirely by men who play chess.

From The Ways of Men by Eliot Gregory

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