Fouquet

or Fouc·quet

[French foo-ke]

noun

Jean or Je·han [both French zhahn] /both French ʒɑ̃/, c1420–c80, French painter.
Ni·co·las [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/, Marquis de Belle-Isle, 1615–80, French statesman.

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Historical Examples of fouquet

But the verses written by command for Fouquet are laboured and ineffective.
A History of French Literature
Edward Dowden
But Fouquet knew that the king could not dispense with his services.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series
John S. C. Abbott
Fouquet met him there, and conducted him and all the court, first, to the park.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series
John S. C. Abbott
Fouquet's person is sacred to the King because he is the King's host.
In Chteau Land
Anne Hollingsworth Wharton
He was eager to have Fouquet arrested, while he was still accepting his hospitality.
In Chteau Land
Anne Hollingsworth Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for fouquet

Fouquet

noun

Jean (ʒɑ̃). ?1420–?80, French painter and miniaturist
Also: Foucquet Nicolas (nikɔlɑ), Marquis de Belle-Isle . 1615–80, French statesman; superintendent of finance (1653–61) under Louis XIV. He was imprisoned for embezzlement, having been denounced by Colbert

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