English Dictionary |
CATHERINE DE MEDICIS
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
• CATHERINE DE MEDICIS (noun)
The noun CATHERINE DE MEDICIS has 1 sense:
1. queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
Familiarity information: CATHERINE DE MEDICIS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Queen of France as the wife of Henry II and regent during the minority of her son Charles IX (1519-1589)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
queen (the wife or widow of a king)
regent (someone who rules during the absence or incapacity or minority of the country's monarch)
Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Knowledge is power." (English proverb)
"The stripes of a tiger are on the outside; the stripes of a person are on the inside." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb)
"Let sleeping dogs lie." (Dutch proverb)
"The stripes of a tiger are on the outside; the stripes of a person are on the inside." (Bhutanese proverb)
"Ask thy purse what thou should'st buy." (Arabic proverb)
"Let sleeping dogs lie." (Dutch proverb)