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CARDINAL RICHELIEU

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CARDINAL RICHELIEU (noun)
  The noun CARDINAL RICHELIEU has 1 sense:

1. French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)play

  Familiarity information: CARDINAL RICHELIEU used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


CARDINAL RICHELIEU (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Armand Jean du Plessis; Cardinal Richelieu; Duc de Richelieu; Richelieu

Instance hypernyms:

archpriest; hierarch; high priest; prelate; primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)

national leader; solon; statesman (a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs)


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