Régence
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Régence
< French, Middle French < Medieval Latin rēgentia regency
Example Sentences
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An earlier encounter in Cologne had not gone well, but they met again at the Café de la Régence, in 1844, and ended up spending ten days together talking.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 3, 2016
The opulent salon featured curved mirror paneling, a Régence giltwood mirror and Louis XV chairs.
From Architectural Digest ● Mar. 1, 2010
While ambassador to France, Benjamin Franklin preferred to eschew the Paris opera for chess at the Café de la Régence.
From Time Magazine Archive
The present Café de la Régence is in the rue St.-Honoré, but retains in large measure its aspect of olden days.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
The subjoined menu shows what the Régence can do when a big dinner is given there:— Hors-d'œuvre variés.
From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel) Newnham-Davis
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