Talleyrand-Périgord
[ tal-uh-rand-per-i-gawr; French ta-le-rahn-pey-ree-gawr ]
noun
Charles Mau·rice de [sharl moh-reesduh], /ʃarl moʊˈris də/, Prince de Bé·né·vent [prinsduhbey-ney-vahn], /ˈprɪns də beɪ neɪˈvɑ̃/, 1754–1838, French statesman.
Words Nearby Talleyrand-Périgord
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for Talleyrand-Périgord
Talleyrand-Périgord
/ (ˈtælɪˌrændˈpɛrɪɡɔː, French talɛrɑ̃periɡɔr) /
noun
Charles Maurice (ʃarl mɔris). 1754–1838, French statesman; foreign minister (1797–1807; 1814–15). He secretly negotiated with the Allies against Napoleon I from 1808 and was France's representative at the Congress of Vienna (1815)
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
Browse