Mazarin

[ maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen; French ma-za-ran ]

/ ˈmæz ə rɪn, ˌmæz əˈrin; French ma zaˈrɛ̃ /

noun

Jules

[joolz; French zhyl] /dʒulz; French ʒül/, Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.

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Examples from the Web for mazarin

Richelieu and Mazarin saw the same, and destroyed what remained of the feudal nobility as a political power.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
Laure was the only one of Mazarin's nieces on whom there is no slur.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall|W. R. H. Trowbridge
The first care of Cardinal Mazarin, after his return to Paris, was to restore the finances, which were in a deplorable condition.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott
The poverty of the treasury was such that Mazarin could not furnish Louis even with the luxury of a carriage.
Louis XIV., Makers of History Series|John S. C. Abbott

Pray, have you undertaken to sacrifice M. le Prince to Cardinal Mazarin?'
Stray Pearls|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for mazarin

Mazarin

/ (ˈmæzərɪn, French mazarɛ̃) /

noun

Jules (ʒyl), original name Giulio Mazarini. 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy. He succeeded Richelieu (1642) as chief minister to Louis XIII and under the regency of Anne of Austria (1643–61). Despite the disturbances of the Fronde (1648–53), he strengthened the power of France in Europe

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