Régence
[ ree-juh ns; French rey-zhahns ]
/ ˈri dʒəns; French reɪˈʒɑ̃s /
adjective (often lowercase)
noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.
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Origin of Régence
< French, Middle French < Medieval Latin rēgentia regency
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Example sentences from the Web for regence
She took the wing of a fowl and began to eat it daintily with one of those little rolls which they call "Regence" in Normandy.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 (of 8)|Guy de MaupassantShe took a chicken wing, and began to eat it daintily, together with one of those rolls called in Normandy "Regence."
Original Short Stories of Maupassant, Volume 1|Guy de MaupassantAn unconscionably long time when you have a delicious sole à la Regence getting cold on your hands.
Through the Wall|Cleveland Moffett