p de, seigneur du plessis-marly mornay

noun

Also called Duplessis-Mornay. Phi·lippe de

[fee-leep duh] , Sei·gneur du Ples·sis-Mar·ly

[se-nyœr dy ple-see-mar-lee] , ( "Pope of the Huguenots" ) 1549–1623, French statesman and Protestant leader.

( often lowercase ) . Also called Mornay sauce. a béchamel, or white sauce, containing cheese, especially Parmesan and Gruyère.

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mornay (ˈmɔːneɪ)

—*adj*
	(often immediately postpositive) denoting a cheese sauce used in several dishes: eggs mornay

[perhaps named after Philippe de Mornay, Seigneur du Plessis-Marly (1549--1623), French Huguenot leader]

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Mornay (French mɔrnɛ)

—n
	Also: Duplessis-Mornay Philippe de (filip də), Seigneur du Plessis-Marly. 1549--1623, French Huguenot leader

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