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MARQUISE DE MAINTENON
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• MARQUISE DE MAINTENON (noun)
The noun MARQUISE DE MAINTENON has 1 sense:
1. French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
Familiarity information: MARQUISE DE MAINTENON used as a noun is very rare.
• MARQUISE DE MAINTENON (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Francoise d'Aubigne; Madame de Maintenon; Maintenon; Marquise de Maintenon
Instance hypernyms:
consort (the husband or wife of a reigning monarch)
marchioness; marquise (a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess)
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"Not shooting means always missing" (Dutch proverb)