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DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS

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Overview

DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS (noun)
  The noun DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS has 1 sense:

1. French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)play

  Familiarity information: DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


DUCHESSE DE VALENTINOIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Diane de Poitiers; Duchesse de Valentinois

Instance hypernyms:

female aristocrat (a woman who is an aristocrat)


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