noun🔗ShareA system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church."After the revolution, people were eager to discard the traditions of the ancien régime and build a society based on equality. "historygovernmentpoliticssystemdoctrineroyalnationstateagesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading