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Marquise de Pompadour

DEFINITIONS OF: Marquise de Pompadour

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n French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)

Synonyms:
Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, Pompadour
Example of:
marchioness, marquise
a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess
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