Régence

[ ree-juhns; French rey-zhahns ]

adjective(often lowercase)
  1. noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.

Origin of Régence

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<French, Middle French <Medieval Latin rēgentiaregency

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