Mazarin

American  

[maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen, ma-za-ran] / ˈmæz ə rɪn, ˌmæz əˈrin, ma zaˈrɛ̃ /

noun

1. Jules Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.

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Mazarin British  

/ mazarɛ̃, ˈmæzərɪn /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Like several of the latest hotels in Paris, such as Hotel Norman and Le Grand Mazarin, this hot spot in the Marais is an intimate affair with just 23 rooms and suites.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

Officers were called to an apartment in the 4200 block of Mazarin Place about 10:30 a.m. for a welfare check by a parent of one of those found dead, a police spokesman said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022

"The Miraculous Draft of Fishes" also had belonged to Mazarin.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2015

Many people in France, particularly the nobles, hated Mazarin because he increased taxes and strengthened the central government.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

Standing in that old palace, and gazing on the Priest Premier, I could realize the times of Mazarin and Richelieu.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 by Various