HyperDic: marquise_de_montespan

English > 1 sense of the expression Marquise de Montespan:
NOUNperson Marquise de Montespan, Montespan, Francoise-Athenais de RochechouartFrench noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707)
English > Marquise de Montespan: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningFrench noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707).
SynonymsMontespan, Francoise-Athenais de Rochechouart
Instance ofmarchioness, marquiseA noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
CatalanMontespan

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