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Maintenon

American  
[mantuh-nawn] / mɛ̃təˈnɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Marquise de Françoise d'Aubigné, 1635–1719, second wife of Louis XIV.


Maintenon British  
/ mɛ̃tnɔ̃ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He is persistently concerned with rectifying the long-distorted picture of Maine and Madame de Maintenon, both of whom are customarily presented as monsters of intrigue and ambition.

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I can make my meaning more easily understood by repeating a remark made by the Duchess of Burgundy to Madame de Maintenon.

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And in Louis XIV's day, the gardens did not stop at the doors; his mistress, Madame de Maintenon, liked to change color and perfume by rearranging the Trianon's million flower pots daily.

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One of the Carp at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV was said to resemble Madame de Maintenon to an extraordinary degree.

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They passed the night in tears in the superior's apartment; and the next day Madame de Maintenon come to console the community for their loss.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

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