Maintenon

[ mantuh-nawn ]

/ mɛ̃təˈnɔ̃ /

noun

Marquise deFrançoise d'Aubigné, 1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV.

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Examples from the Web for maintenon

He made old Maintenon come, and said to her, "Madame is willing to make friends with you."
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Upon this point alone did he agree with that old, Maintenon.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
He was very sensible of this, and said to Maintenon, "Madame is the only one who does not abandon me."
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, Complete|Elizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
Maintenon disapproved of the certificate he had granted, he wanted to give me another in place of it.
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon|Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon

Maintenon--But deign to inform me, Helen, if you were really as beautiful as fame reports?
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 4|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for maintenon

Maintenon

/ (French mɛ̃tnɔ̃) /

noun

Marquise de, title of Françoise d'Aubigné. 1635–1719, the mistress and, from about 1685, second wife of Louis XIV

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