Condé

American

[kawn-dey] / kɔ̃ˈdeɪ /

noun

Louis II de Bourbon Prince de, Duc d'Enghienthe Great Condé, 1621–86, French general.

Condé British

/ kɔ̃de /

noun

Prince de (prɛ̃s də), title of Louis II de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien, called the Great Condé. 1621–86, French general, who led Louis XIV's armies against the Fronde (1649) but joined the Fronde in a new revolt (1650–52). He later fought for both France and Spain

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Last summer, rumors swirled that Jeff Bezos was toying with buying Vogue, and possibly Condé Nast, for his bride as a wedding present.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Anna Wintour, chair of the Met Gala since 1995 and head of content at Vogue publisher Condé Nast, personally has to sign off on every invitation.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Yet I wonder what Wintour will make of this diminished avatar pursuing the same promotion that she herself just claimed at Condé Nast as global head of content.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He joined the Journal after working as a photo editor at Condé Nast's Portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

But Xavier de Condé, Prince of Bourbon, would never drink another cup of chocolate.

From The World Masters by Griffith, George Chetwynd

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