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Louis Quatorzian

Louis Quatorzian adjective: pertaining to Louis XIV of France, or the perceived opulence of his court.

Adjective

Louis Quatorzian (comparative more Louis Quatorzian, superlative most Louis Quatorzian)

  1. Pertaining to Louis XIV of France, or the perceived opulence of his court.
    • Miss Huddle was unable to decide in her mind whether the action savoured of Louis Quatorzian courtliness or the reprehensible Roman attitude towards the Sabine women.1911, Saki, ‘The Unrest-cure’, The Chronicles of Clovis
    • Well before 1700, the surface glamour of court life on which the Louis-Quatorzian myth had been founded had begun to pall.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 18

Forms of Louis Quatorzian

comparativemore Louis Quatorzian
superlativemost Louis Quatorzian

Origin of Louis Quatorzian

From Louis Quatorze + -ian.

Questions about Louis Quatorzian

What does Louis Quatorzian mean?
Louis Quatorzian means pertaining to Louis XIV of France, or the perceived opulence of his court.
What part of speech is Louis Quatorzian?
Louis Quatorzian is an adjective.

Words near Louis Quatorzian in the dictionary

  1. louis d'ors
  2. Louis dressing
  3. Louis dressings
  4. Louis heel
  5. Louis heels
  6. Louis Quatorzian
  7. Louis sauce
  8. Louis-Bar syndrome
  9. louis-d'or
  10. louis-d'ors
  11. Louis-heeled

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