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Briennist

Briennist adjective: relating to, or supporting, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794), French churchman, politician and finance minister of Louis XVI.

Adjective

Briennist (comparative more Briennist, superlative most Briennist)

  1. (historical) Relating to, or supporting, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794), French churchman, politician and finance minister of Louis XVI.
  2. (historical) Relating to, or supporting, Walter VI of Brienne (c. 1304–1356), Count of Brienne, Conversano, and Lecce, and titular Duke of Athens.

Forms of Briennist

comparativemore Briennist
superlativemost Briennist

Origin of Briennist

From Brienne + -ist.

Questions about Briennist

What does Briennist mean?
Briennist means relating to, or supporting, Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794), French churchman, politician and finance minister of Louis XVI.
What part of speech is Briennist?
Briennist is an adjective.

Words near Briennist in the dictionary

  1. briefs against
  2. Briella
  3. Brielle
  4. Brien
  5. Brienne
  6. Briennist
  7. Brienon-sur-Armançon
  8. Briens
  9. Brienz
  10. Brienza
  11. Brienzas

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